Open Access Policy

SOAP Open Access Charter & Publishing Model

All research published by Scientific Open Access Publishing (SOAP) is made permanently and freely accessible online immediately upon publication. We believe unrestricted access to scientific literature accelerates innovation and global knowledge equity.

Four Pillars of SOAP Open Access

Universal Readership

Full-text articles, datasets, and supplementary materials are freely accessible without subscription paywalls, login restrictions, or reader fees.

Zero-Embargo Release

Publications are made available online immediately upon completion of peer review and production, eliminating embargo delays.

CC BY 4.0 License

Published content may be shared, adapted, or mined for text and data analysis, provided the original authors and source are credited.

Self-Archiving Rights

Authors retain full copyright and are encouraged to deposit Version of Record (VoR) files into institutional or subject repositories without restrictions.

Author & Scholarly Benefits

Maximized Global Reach

Removing subscription barriers ensures research is discoverable by global scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and institutions in developing regions.

Citation & Altmetric Velocity

Unrestricted accessibility correlates with accelerated citation rates, higher social media engagement, and broader interdisciplinary application.

Transparent APC Cost Model

Publishing operations are funded via fair Article Processing Charges (APCs), typically covered by institutional funds or research grants.

Reuse Rights, Permissions & Text Mining

In accordance with major open access declarations (including the Budapest Open Access Initiative), SOAP allows unrestricted reuse of published material. Figures, tables, data, and full text may be incorporated into new works, educational resources, or automated text-and-data mining (TDM) pipelines without explicit written permission from the publisher, provided formal attribution is given to the original authors.

CC BY 4.0 Standard
Articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Reuse does not imply publisher or author endorsement of derivative works.

Global Open Access Initiatives & Guidance

To learn more about international open access standards and mandates, refer to these independent resources: