OPEN ACCESS POLICY
English Community Journal (ECJ) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal committed to providing immediate, free, and unrestricted access to published academic research. All articles are freely accessible to readers worldwide without subscription fees or other access charges.
This policy supports the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), which promotes the free and unrestricted dissemination of scholarly knowledge. Readers are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full texts of published articles, as well as use them for other lawful scholarly and educational purposes, subject to the applicable publication license.
Articles published in English Community Journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This license permits users to:
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Share: Copy and redistribute published materials in any medium or format.
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Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon published materials for any purpose, including commercial purposes.
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Attribute: Give appropriate credit to the original authors, acknowledge publication in English Community Journal, provide a link to the license, and indicate whether changes have been made.
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ShareAlike: Distribute adapted materials under the same Creative Commons license as the original work.
Third-party materials identified as separately licensed may be subject to different copyright and reuse conditions.
English Community Journal promotes the dissemination and exchange of scholarly knowledge in English Language Education, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, and Literature and Cultural Studies. Through its open-access policy, ECJ supports the accessibility, visibility, and wider use of research findings among researchers, lecturers, teachers, students, practitioners, and the general public.
Free access for readers is independent of any Article Processing Charges (APCs) or other fees that may apply to authors. Information concerning submission, review, and publication fees is provided separately in the journal's Author Fees policy.
Reference
Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). Read the Budapest Open Access Initiative Declaration. https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read/







