Open Access Statement

The Asian Journal of Public Health and Nursing (AJPHN) is a fully open access journal. All published articles are freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication, without subscription, registration, or embargo.

Licensing and Copyright

All articles published in AJPHN are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), unless otherwise stated.

Under the CC BY 4.0 license, users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, share, adapt, and reuse published material, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are indicated.

Authors retain copyright in their published work and grant AJPHN the right of first publication under the CC BY 4.0 license.

Immediate Open Access

AJPHN provides immediate open access to its content and does not impose an embargo period on published articles. Readers are not required to pay, subscribe, or register to access published content.

Article Processing Charges

Open access to AJPHN articles is free for readers. Article Processing Charges (APCs), where applicable, are charged only after a manuscript has been accepted for publication and do not influence peer review or editorial decisions.

Full information regarding applicable charges and waivers is available on the Article Processing Charge (APC) Policy page.

Archiving and Reuse

AJPHN supports the long-term accessibility and preservation of its published content. Authors and readers may share and reuse published articles in accordance with the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.

Details regarding long-term digital preservation are provided in the journal's Archiving Policy.