Open Access Policy

Open Acces Journal

Notulae Scientia Biologicae is an open-access journal. All content is freely available to the public without charge to users or their institutions. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

Articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
License details: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  

Authors retain copyright and full publishing rights without restriction. The journal does not charge subscription fees or apply embargo periods — all published articles are immediately and permanently available online.

The journal fully adheres to the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access and follows best practices for licensing, metadata, and archiving to ensure discoverability and re-use.

 

Advantages of Open Access Publishing

Publishing in Nova Geodesia under an open-access model offers several advantages:

  • Global visibility and accessibility: Articles are freely accessible to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the public worldwide, increasing readership and potential citations.

  • Faster dissemination of research: Immediate availability of accepted articles ensures that new findings reach the community without delay.

  • Compliance with funder mandates: Many research funders and institutions require that outputs be published open access under recognized licenses such as CC BY.

  • Increased collaboration opportunities: Open access enhances interdisciplinary dialogue and promotes collaborations across countries and sectors.

  • Long-term preservation: All published articles are archived in secure, internationally recognized repositories, ensuring permanent availability.

 

Indexing and Open Access Recognition

Notulae Scientia Biologicae is indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), demonstrating our commitment to high-quality, peer-reviewed open access publishing.

Being listed in DOAJ confirms that the journal meets internationally recognized standards for open access, including:

  • the use of a clear and open license (CC BY 4.0),

  • immediate free access to all published content,

  • unrestricted reuse with proper attribution,

  • transparent editorial policies and peer review processes.