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Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy

Frontiers in Business Innovations and Management (FBIM)

eISSN: 2978-3690

1. Introduction & Core Vision

Frontiers in Business Innovations and Management (FBIM) is an international, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal committed to the unrestricted, permanent, and global dissemination of high-quality scholarly research. The journal covers key disciplines including business, management, innovation, entrepreneurship, finance, economics, marketing, and strategic decision-making.

FBIM operates on the core principle that scientific knowledge should be freely accessible to everyone without financial, legal, or technical barriers. By promoting open scholarship, the journal seeks to accelerate global collaboration, elevate research visibility, and foster evidence-based business practices worldwide.

2. Article Submission Process

Authors who wish to submit their research to FBIM can submit their manuscripts through the official online portal using the link below:

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3. Open Access Statement

FBIM provides immediate, permanent, and barrier-free access to all published articles under the Open Access model:

  • Immediate Availability: All research articles are published open access and made freely available online instantly upon publication.

  • Zero Embargo Period: The journal enforces no paywalls, subscription requirements, or delayed access periods.

  • Universal Reach: Readers worldwide can view, download, print, and share full-text PDFs without subscription fees, user registrations, or prior administrative approvals.

4. Copyright Retention & Author Rights

In accordance with modern scholarly publishing standards, authors retain full, unrestricted copyright of their work published in FBIM.

  • Authors grant FBIM a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, display, archive, and preserve the final Version of Record as part of the permanent scientific record.

  • Authors retain the right to reuse, distribute, and reproduce their published work in future academic endeavors, books, course materials, or institutional repositories without seeking formal permission from the publisher.

5. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)

All articles published in FBIM are licensed and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Under the terms of this license, readers, researchers, and institutions are free to:

  • Share: Copy, distribute, and redistribute the published material in any medium or format.

  • Adapt: Remix, transform, build upon, and adapt the material for any lawful purpose, including commercial applications.

Mandatory Requirement: Credit must be properly attributed to the original author(s) and FBIM as the original place of publication, a link to the CC BY 4.0 license must be provided, and any modifications made must be clearly indicated.

6. Rights of Readers & Reuse Guidelines

Consistent with the CC BY 4.0 license, researchers, students, and practitioners are permitted to:

  • Search, read, download, print, link, or crawl full-text articles for indexing and data mining.

  • Pass published content as data to computational tools and software without seeking extra authorization.

  • Cite and incorporate published findings into research, literature reviews, and policy documents.

Proper Citation Standard: Any reuse or distribution of published work must explicitly include:

  1. Complete author attribution.

  2. Full journal citation (Frontiers in Business Innovations and Management).

  3. The official Digital Object Identifier (DOI) assigned to the article.

  4. A clear indication if any adaptations or translations were made.

7. Self-Archiving & Repository Policy

FBIM actively supports self-archiving and open repository practices. Authors are encouraged to deposit and share the final Publisher's PDF (Version of Record) immediately upon publication across various platforms:

  • Institutional & Subject Repositories: University repositories, subject-specific databases, and digital archives.

  • Academic & Professional Profiles: ORCID, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Google Scholar, and personal websites.

  • Funding Agency Archives: Open access repositories required by research funders.

Requirement: All self-archived versions must contain complete bibliographic citation details, a direct link to the official article DOI, and explicit recognition of FBIM as the original publisher.

8. Article Processing Charge (APC) Policy

To support Open Access operations, professional copyediting, layout typesetting, DOI registration through Crossref, permanent digital archiving, and journal platform maintenance, FBIM operates under an Article Processing Charge (APC) model:

  • Submission Fee: Free ($0 submission fee)

  • Peer Review Fee: Free ($0 evaluation fee)

  • Article Processing Charge (APC): Applicable only after formal peer review, evaluation, and official editorial acceptance of the manuscript.

9. Alignment with Global Open Science Standards

FBIM aligns its publishing operations and Open Access policies with established international guidelines and standards:

  • DOAJ: Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.

  • COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics guidelines for transparent licensing and archiving.

  • Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI): Definition and goals of Open Access publishing.

10. Policy Review & Updates

This policy is reviewed periodically by the Editorial Board to ensure alignment with evolving open science directives, international copyright standards, and academic publishing best practices. The latest version will always remain publicly available on the journal portal.

11. Contact Information

For questions regarding Open Access licensing, copyright retention, self-archiving rights, or APC information, please contact the Editorial Office: