Open Access Policy
Since its inception in 2023, IJDES has adopted an open access policy based on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports broader global knowledge exchange and yields beneficial results for humanity.

IJDES is an open access journal that makes all of its content available to users worldwide free of charge, without requiring permission from the publisher or author(s). Users can read, download, distribute, print, and link to articles that cite the journal without seeking permission. This unrestricted access promotes the wider dissemination of research and enhances its academic impact.

This policy aligns with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access. IJDES has signed the BOAI.

Copyright Policy
Authors who submit articles to our journal are deemed to have accepted the following copyright notice. Additionally, the Copyright Notice Form must be signed by all authors and uploaded to the online system along with the article.

Copyright Notice

The author(s) of the article are deemed to have accepted the following terms:

The submitted article is the original work of the author(s) and does not contain any plagiarism,
All authors have individually contributed to this work and assume full responsibility for it.
All authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the submitted article,
The article has not been published elsewhere or submitted for publication,
The authors acknowledge and undertake that the text, figures and documents in the article do not infringe the copyrights of other parties.
By submitting their work to the journal under the CC BY-NC licence, the author(s) are deemed to have accepted the following conditions:

The copyright of the published article belongs to the author under the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence.
The authors authorise this Journal to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.
The authors grant any third party the right to freely use the article, provided that the original authors and citation details are specified.
Nothing in this licence shall prejudice or restrict an author's right to protect the integrity and ownership of their work.
All commercial rights related to the article belong to the authors.
Privacy Statement

IJDES will use the names and email addresses entered on its website solely for the purposes specified by this journal and will not disclose them for any other purpose or to any other party. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the article has been reviewed and approved by all other authors.