The International Journal of Management Science and Operations Research (IJMSOR) provides immediate open access to all its content, based on the principle that scientific research should be freely and openly available to the academic community and society.

The journal promotes universal access to knowledge as a fundamental driver of scientific development, innovation, and evidence-based decision-making.

1. Open access model: IJMSOR operates under an Open Access model, which means:

• All published articles are freely and immediately available
• No subscription or payment is required to access content
• Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link, and share the full texts in accordance with the terms of the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license

This model facilitates accessibility, dissemination, and academic visibility.

2. License: IJMSOR content is published under the license:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

This license allows:

• Sharing with proper attribution
• No commercial use
• No modifications or derivative works

IJMSOR supports open access principles by ensuring free and permanent access to scientific knowledge while maintaining the integrity and original version of published works through the application of the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.

3. Author rights: Authors retain copyright ownership of their published articles while granting IJMSOR a non-exclusive license for publication and dissemination purposes.

By submitting and publishing in the International Journal of Management Science and Operations Research (IJMSOR), authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to:

• Publish, reproduce, distribute, and communicate the article publicly
• Preserve and archive the work in repositories and indexing systems
• Disseminate the article through scientific databases, platforms, and academic information services
• Promote the visibility and accessibility of the publication internationally

The journal does not require authors to transfer copyright ownership.

Authors may deposit, share, and disseminate the published version of their articles in institutional repositories, personal websites, academic social networks, and thematic repositories, provided that full citation to the original publication in IJMSOR is included.

All content is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

IJMSOR encourages the use of ORCID identifiers to ensure transparency, authorship verification, and interoperability across scientific databases and indexing systems.

4. Open access principles: IJMSOR adheres to major international open access initiatives:

• Budapest Open Access Initiative (2002)
• Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing (2003)
• Berlin Declaration on Open Access (2003)
• San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA, 2012)

These frameworks promote transparency, responsible research evaluation, and the broad dissemination of scientific knowledge.

5. Publication costs: IJMSOR does not charge article processing charges (APCs), submission fees, editorial fees, or publication fees under any circumstances. All editorial and publication processes are supported through institutional and collaborative academic funding mechanisms.
6. Preservation and Access: The journal ensures:

• Permanent access to published content
• Digital preservation through repositories, archiving systems, and indexing platforms
• Continuous availability and accessibility of scientific content

Digital preservation may include institutional repositories, interoperability protocols, and long-term preservation systems supported by the journal’s editorial infrastructure.

7. Strategic principles: IJMSOR promotes:

• Democratization of scientific knowledge
• Global research visibility
• Responsible dissemination and reuse of academic content within the limits established by the applicable Creative Commons license
• Strengthening open access dissemination and transparent scientific communication