IBAD adopts open access policy. Open access to information benefits the humanity as it improves the global value of information. Education and Science also supports the Budapest Open Access Initiative that was signed on September 12, 2012. Thus, the open access policies adopted by the editorial board of Education and Science can be found at http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/boai-10-recommendations and http://www.budapestopenaccessi nitiative.org/read

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