Open Access Policy

IJDCR is a fully open-access journal, providing immediate and unrestricted access to all published content.

Open access principles

• Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles
• No subscription or paywall barriers apply
• Open access supports knowledge dissemination, citation visibility, and societal impact

These principles align with widely recognised open access standards:
https://doaj.org/apply/transparency/

Copyright and licensing

• Authors retain copyright to their work
• Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license

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

Under this license:

• Users may share and adapt the work for any purpose
• Proper attribution to the author(s) and journal is required
• Changes must be indicated

Author rights

Authors may:

• Share the published version freely
• Use the article for teaching and academic presentations
• Include the article in theses, dissertations, or future works
• Deposit the article in repositories (see Deposit Policy)

Reader rights

Readers are permitted to reuse content in compliance with the CC BY 4.0 license, provided an appropriate citation is given.