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Open Access Policy

AQCH is an open access journal, which means that all published articles are freely available online immediately upon publication without any subscription or access fee.

 

Readers are allowed to:

 

  • Read, download, copy, distribute, print, and share published articles freely
  • Use the content for academic and non-commercial purposes
  • Cite and link to the full text of articles without restriction

 

All articles are published in the interest of promoting global scientific knowledge exchange and research visibility.

Author Rights

Authors retain the copyright of their published work. However, by submitting and publishing in AQCH, authors grant the journal the right to publish and disseminate the article.

 

Reuse and Licensing

Unless otherwise stated, published content may be reused under standard open access terms, provided that:

 

  • Proper citation of the original article is given
  • Content is not misrepresented or altered in a misleading way
  • Use is for non-commercial academic purposes unless permission is obtained

 

Archiving

AQCH ensures long-term digital preservation of all published content through its online platform and indexing repositories where applicable.

 

Policy Objective

The aim of this Open Access Policy is to:

 

  • Promote unrestricted access to scientific knowledge
  • Increase research visibility and citation impact
  • Support global academic collaboration
  • Ensure transparency and accessibility in scholarly publishing
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