Open access is the online availability of publications to everyone free of charge and with few restrictions on reuse. The unlimited dissemination of research is particularly important for authors, readers, and funders.

Süleyman Demirel University Journal of Social Sciences (SDU-SD) adopts the open access model with the aim of freely sharing scientific knowledge and increasing the global accessibility of research results. Our journal provides free access to all its articles to ensure that academic content reaches the widest audiences and contributes to scientific progress.

All articles published as open access in our journal are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

LICENSING POLICY

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License

All articles published in our journal are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This license provides the most liberal sharing conditions for works under copyright protection.

Rights Granted Under the License

Under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, users obtain the following rights:

• Sharing Right: The right to copy, reproduce, and redistribute the work in any medium or format.
• Adaptation Right: The right to rearrange, transform, build upon the work, and create derivative works.
• Commercial Use: The right to use the work for any purpose, including the right to use the work for commercial purposes.
• Unlimited Access: The right to access the work without geographical, technological, or legal restrictions.

License Conditions

The only condition for using these rights is proper attribution:

• Attribution Responsibility: The original authors of the work and publication details must be specified.
• License Information: Attribution to the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license and provision of the license link is required.
• Modification Notice: If modifications are made to the original work, this must be clearly stated.
• Endorsement Impression: Attribution must be made in a way that does not give the impression that the license holder endorses the user or their use.

ARCHIVING and PERMANENT ACCESS

Digital Archiving

All articles published in our journal are archived in the following systems to guarantee permanent access:

• LOCKSS: Digital archiving system that provides security for multiple copies
• Institutional Archive: Süleyman Demirel University institutional archive
• National Archive: TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM DergiPark archive

Persistent Identifiers

Permanent access is provided by assigning a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) to each article. These identifiers guarantee the future accessibility of articles.

Data Protection

Our archiving systems ensure long-term preservation of articles through regular backup, format migration, and technological updates.

User Rights and Responsibilities

User Rights

Under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, users have the following rights:

• Reading and downloading articles free of charge
• Storing articles in personal and institutional archive
• Using articles for educational and research purpose
• Using articles for commercial purpose
• Creating derivative works based on articles

License Text and Symbol

The following license notice appears in each published article:

• "This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This license allows the work to be freely used, shared, and adapted for any purpose, provided that proper attribution is made."
• Articles published in this journal are digitally archived in LOCKSS. The LOCKSS system has permission to collect, preserve, and serve this Access Archive Unit.

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