Open Access and Copyright Policy

Genius-Pro Science and Society (e-ISSN: 3103-1358) is an international open-access scientific journal that promotes the free circulation of scientific knowledge and equitable access to research outcomes.

The journal adopts an Open Access model, ensuring that all published content is immediately, freely, permanently, and unrestrictedly available to readers, researchers, professionals, academic institutions, public organizations, and society at large.

No subscription, registration, or payment is required to access, consult, download, or use the content published by the journal.

1. Publication License

All articles published in Genius-Pro Science and Society are distributed under the following license:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

This license allows the broadest possible dissemination and reuse of scientific knowledge, enhancing the visibility, impact, and transfer of research results.

The full license text can be consulted at:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

2. Users’ Rights

Under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license, any user may:

  • Read and consult published content.
  • Download articles in any available format.
  • Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Share the content for academic, scientific, educational, professional, or commercial purposes.
  • Adapt, transform, translate, or create derivative works based on the published material.
  • Integrate the content into repositories, academic platforms, databases, or scientific information systems.

These freedoms may not be revoked provided that the license terms are respected.

3. Conditions for Reuse

Any reuse of published content must comply with the following conditions:

Attribution

Appropriate credit must be given to the authors and the journal through:

  • Proper citation of the original publication.
  • Inclusion of the corresponding bibliographic reference.
  • Incorporation of the DOI whenever available.
  • Indication of the CC BY 4.0 license.
  • Clear identification of any modifications made to the original content.

Attribution must be provided in a reasonable manner and must not suggest that the authors or the journal endorse or approve the specific use.

No Additional Restrictions

No legal, contractual, or technological measures may be applied that restrict the reuse rights granted under the CC BY 4.0 license.

4. Copyright

Authors fully retain the copyright to their works before, during, and after publication.

Acceptance of a manuscript implies that the authors grant Genius-Pro Science and Society a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, worldwide license to:

  • Edit the accepted manuscript.
  • Publish the work for the first time.
  • Reproduce, distribute, and publicly communicate the content.
  • Preserve the publication digitally.
  • Include articles in indexing systems, repositories, databases, and scientific dissemination services.
  • Disseminate content through print platforms, electronic media, and future scientific communication technologies.

This authorization includes all materials associated with the publication, including texts, tables, figures, graphs, images, supplementary materials, and datasets when applicable.

5. Self-Archiving and Repository Deposit

Genius-Pro Science and Society actively encourages the dissemination and preservation of scientific knowledge.

Authors may deposit and share their works in:

  • Institutional repositories.
  • Subject-specific or disciplinary repositories.
  • National and international repositories.
  • Academic platforms.
  • Scientific networks.
  • Personal websites.
  • Institutional portals.

The journal permits the deposit of:

  • Preprint versions.
  • Accepted manuscripts (postprints).
  • Final published versions issued by the journal.

In all cases, the complete reference to the original publication and the assigned DOI must be maintained whenever available.

6. Permanent Identification and Citation

All articles published by Genius-Pro Science and Society receive a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) that guarantees their permanent identification, location, retrieval, and citation within the international academic environment.

The journal recommends the use of the official DOI in all dissemination, citation, deposit, and reuse activities involving published content.

7. Open Science and Responsible Reuse

In accordance with the principles of Open Science, Genius-Pro Science and Society promotes:

  • The free dissemination of scientific knowledge.
  • Transparency in research processes.
  • Scientific reproducibility.
  • Responsible reuse of published information.
  • The sharing of data, protocols, instruments, and supplementary materials whenever ethically and legally feasible.

The journal encourages authors to share research resources that contribute to the verifiability, transparency, and reuse of scientific results.

8. No Charges for Access or Publication

Genius-Pro Science and Society does not charge fees for:

  • Manuscript submission.
  • Editorial evaluation.
  • Peer review.
  • Editorial processing.
  • Article publication.
  • Access, reading, or downloading of content.

The journal operates under an academic open-access model without charges for either authors or readers.

Final Statement

Publication in Genius-Pro Science and Society implies acceptance of this Open Access and Copyright Policy.

The journal reaffirms its commitment to the democratization of scientific knowledge, the protection of intellectual authorship, open science, editorial transparency, and the global dissemination of high-quality scientific research, promoting free, permanent, and universal access to research outcomes.