Open Access Policy

Zakariya Journal of Social Sciences (ZJSS) follows a fully open access publishing model to ensure free, immediate, and unrestricted access to scholarly research. All published articles are made available online without subscription fees or access barriers, allowing researchers, students, and the public to access and use academic knowledge worldwide.

Free Access to Published Research

All articles published in ZJSS are freely available through the journal website. Readers are permitted to:

  • Read and access published articles without any subscription requirement.
  • Download and share published research.
  • Use published content for academic, educational, and research purposes.
  • Access articles permanently through the journal platform.

Creative Commons License

All articles published in Zakariya Journal of Social Sciences (ZJSS) are licensed under the:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)

License Link:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Under the CC BY-NC 4.0 License, users are allowed to:

  • Share and redistribute the published work in any medium or format.
  • Adapt, remix, and build upon the material for non-commercial purposes.
  • Use the published content for educational and research activities with proper attribution.

Users must provide appropriate credit to the original authors, acknowledge the journal source, and indicate if any changes have been made.

Copyright Ownership

Authors retain full copyright ownership of their published articles. By publishing with ZJSS, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right to publish, distribute, archive, and make their work publicly available.

Author Rights

Authors retain the right to:

  • Share their published articles through personal websites and institutional repositories.
  • Use their research work for educational and academic purposes.
  • Deposit and distribute their articles according to the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 License.
  • Reuse their published work with proper acknowledgment.

Article Availability

All published articles remain permanently accessible through the Zakariya Journal of Social Sciences website. The journal is committed to maintaining transparent, reliable, and continuous access to scholarly content.

Open Access Commitment

ZJSS supports open scholarly communication by removing barriers to research access while protecting authors’ rights and ensuring responsible reuse of published content.

The journal follows transparent open access practices and provides clear information about licensing, copyright ownership, and article accessibility for authors, readers, and indexing services.