Open Access Policy
Synergy: International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies is a fully open-access journal. All articles are freely and permanently accessible to readers worldwide immediately upon publication, without embargo.
The journal is committed to open scholarship principles, promoting wider dissemination of knowledge and greater academic, professional, and societal impact. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, and use the full text of all published articles without financial, legal, or technical barriers.
Open Access Principles
- Operates in accordance with the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.
- Adheres to the definition of open access as articulated by the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).
- Users are allowed to use published content for any lawful purpose, subject to proper attribution, as specified in the journal’s licensing policy.
- No subscription, registration, or payment is required to access full-text articles.
Funding and Publication Fees
To support the open-access model and cover essential publication costs—including peer review management, editorial processes, platform hosting, typesetting, and long-term archiving—SIJMDS is funded via a publisher-supported approach managed by Synergy Publication. Details about the current fee structure are outlined in our Payment Policy.
Further Information
For more on the Budapest Open Access Initiative, refer to the official statement:
https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read/
