Open Access Policy

Journal of Responsible AI & Ethics (JRAIE)

The Journal of Responsible AI & Ethics (JRAIE) is a fully open access journal. All published articles are made freely available online immediately upon publication without subscription barriers, paywalls, or access restrictions.

JRAIE follows a Gold Open Access publishing model, under which all published articles are immediately and permanently available online without subscription or access fees. The journal supports broad dissemination, accessibility, and responsible sharing of scholarly research.

Licensing

All articles published in the journal are distributed under the following license:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)

License details:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The CC BY 4.0 license permits users to:

  • Access, read, and download published articles freely.
  • Copy, share, and redistribute published work in any medium or format.
  • Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon published work for any lawful purpose, including commercial use.

License Conditions

Users must:

  • Provide appropriate credit to the original author(s) and journal source.
  • Provide a link to the applicable Creative Commons license where reasonably possible.
  • Clearly indicate any modifications, adaptations, translations, or changes made to the original work.
  • Avoid applying additional legal or technological restrictions that prevent others from exercising rights granted under the license.

Copyright

Authors retain copyright ownership of their published work.

By submitting and publishing an article in the journal, authors grant the journal and publisher the necessary non-exclusive rights to:

  • Publish and disseminate the article.
  • Make the published work publicly available through the journal platform and scholarly communication channels.
  • Preserve and maintain access to the published scholarly record.
  • Index, archive, and distribute published content according to the journal’s open access model and applicable license terms.

Publication in JRAIE does not require authors to transfer copyright ownership of their work.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

The journal follows a transparent no-fee publishing model.

  • Submission fee: 0 USD
  • Article Processing Charge (APC): 0 USD
  • Editorial processing fee: 0 USD
  • Page charges: 0 USD
  • Colour charges: 0 USD
  • Withdrawal fee: 0 USD

This policy ensures that authors are not restricted by financial barriers when submitting scholarly contributions.

Editorial decisions are based on academic quality, ethical standards, and scholarly merit, and are independent of financial considerations.

Access and Availability

All published articles are:

  • Immediately accessible online after publication.
  • Available worldwide without subscription or registration requirements.
  • Provided through the journal platform for reading, downloading, sharing, and academic use.

The journal allows users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to the full texts of articles, and reuse published content according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The journal aims to maintain continuous online availability of published articles and preserve access to the scholarly record through responsible digital publishing practices.

Author Self-Archiving and Repository Sharing

Authors may deposit and share their published articles through:

  • Institutional repositories.
  • Subject repositories.
  • Academic profiles.
  • Legitimate scholarly sharing platforms.

Such sharing should comply with the applicable Creative Commons license and should preserve accurate citation information, including article title, author details, journal name, publication information, and persistent identifiers where available.

Benefits of Open Access

The journal’s open access publishing model supports:

  • Wider dissemination of scholarly research.
  • Improved accessibility for researchers, educators, practitioners, policymakers, and the public.
  • Greater opportunities for academic collaboration and knowledge exchange.
  • Responsible sharing and reuse of research outputs.
  • Increased visibility and availability of scholarly contributions.

Compliance with Open Access Standards

The Journal of Responsible AI & Ethics (JRAIE) follows recognized open access principles by providing immediate and unrestricted access to published research while maintaining clear information regarding copyright ownership, licensing permissions, author rights, and ethical scholarly communication practices.

The journal ensures that copyright information, licensing terms, and reuse permissions displayed on the website, published articles, and related metadata remain consistent and accurately represent the applicable rights.

The journal regularly reviews its open access practices to maintain transparency, accessibility, and alignment with responsible scholarly publishing standards.

Open Access Model: Gold Open Access
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
Copyright Holder: Author(s)
Article Processing Charge: 0 USD
Access Model: Immediate Open Access