Open Access Policy

NCIJ adheres to an Open Access publishing model, making all research articles freely available to the public upon publication. This policy aims to promote the dissemination of high-quality research to a wide audience, thereby increasing the visibility and impact of scholarly work in the field of pharmaceutical sciences and clinical pharmacy.

1. Access to published articles

  • All articles published in NCIJ are immediately accessible to readers worldwide without subscription or payment.

  • Articles are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
    This allows users to read, download, distribute, and share the articles freely, provided they:

    • Do not use the content for commercial purposes

    • Properly credit the original authors

2. Benefits of open access

  • Increased visibility and impact: Open access articles are more likely to be read and cited, enhancing academic and professional recognition.

  • Wide distribution: Freely accessible research supports global knowledge sharing among researchers, students, and practitioners.

  • Encouraging collaboration: Open access facilitates interdisciplinary and international collaboration through the sharing of ideas, data, and methodologies.

3. Article Processing Charge (APC)

  • NCIJ operates under an open access model supported by an Article Processing Charge (APC).

  • Authors are required to pay the APC only after their article has been accepted for publication.

  • The APC covers:

    • Editorial services

    • Peer review management

    • Hosting and maintaining content on the journal’s website

  • Payment must be made within 10 days of manuscript acceptance, and is required before the article is published.

4. Rights of authors

  • Authors retain the copyright to their work, which is published under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

  • Authors are free to:

    • Distribute, share, and reuse their work in non-commercial contexts

    • Archive their work on institutional repositories or personal websites

    • Build upon their published research, with appropriate citation

5. Post-publication archiving

  • Authors are encouraged to archive the post-print version (the final version after peer review) of their article on institutional or personal repositories.

  • The published version (PDF) may also be archived under the same CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

6. License and copyright

  • All content published by NCIJ is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
    This license allows others to:

    • Remix, adapt, and build upon the work for non-commercial purposes

    • Share the work with proper attribution to the original authors

  • Authors are encouraged to make their work accessible in other digital formats or archives, provided they comply with the license terms.