Waiver Policy

International Journal of Business & Applied Sciences (IJBAS) follows a Diamond Open Access (DOA) policy. In this model of scholarly publishing, research gets disseminated without any charges, not for the reader, nor for the author; thus, the paywalls and Article Processing Charges (APCs) get eliminated. IJBAS provides all the expenses for the publications of its journals. The model is a community driven, non-profits model that are usually backed by academic institutions, libraries or scholarly societies and provide a fair, sustainable and accessible alternative to traditional publishing.

Diamond Open Access (DOA) is a good example of a fair model of scholarly publishing that is based on shared infrastructures and open licensing. It is a source of knowledge as a digital public good, which is free to both the readers and authors.

This approach relies on shared infrastructures and open licensing, thus meaning the circulation of scholarly knowledge as a digital public good. It is embedded in the framework of the Open Solutions concept promoted by the UN agency for culture, education, science, sports and communication, UNESCO, which promotes the concept of digital public goods that are shared in open licenses and are supported by appropriate policies, infrastructure and capacity building. UNESCO is an active proponent of Diamond Open Access in accordance with the 2021 Recommendation of the Organization on Open Science. This initiative also adds to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Pact for the Future and the UN Global Digital Compact.