Open Access Information and Policy
1. Creative Commons licenses
Art & Design for Humanity articles are published open access under a CC BY ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) licence. Under Creative Commons licenses, authors retain copyright of their articles.
As authors of articles published in Art & Design for Humanity, you are the copyright holders of your article and grant to any third party, in advance and in perpetuity, the right to use, reproduce or disseminate your article.
2. Article processing charges (APC)
Authors who publish in Art & Design for Humanity are required to pay an article processing charge (APC). The APC price will be determined from the date on which the article is accepted for publication.
This policy extends to all versions of a paper, including its submitted, accepted, and published forms.
Advantages of Open Access for Authors
The High Availability and Visibility of our open access articles are guaranteed through their free and unlimited accessibility over the Internet. This means that our readers, i.e., mostly other researchers, do not need to pay any subscription or pay-per-view charges. Open access publications are also more likely to be included in search engines and indexing databases.
The Higher Citation Impact of open access articles results from their high publicity and availability. Open access publications are demonstrably more frequently cited.