Copyright & Open Access Licensing
ElectroSenses – Journal of Bioelectromagnetics, Environmental & Functional Medicine is a fully open-access journal. All articles published in the journal are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication, without subscription, registration, or payment barriers.
Open access ensures that scientific knowledge is accessible to researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and the public worldwide, supporting the dissemination, reuse, and verification of scientific research.
1. Open Access Policy
The journal operates under a Gold Open Access publishing model, meaning that all published content is freely accessible to readers worldwide immediately upon publication.
Under this model:
- Readers can access all articles without subscription or payment
- Authors retain copyright of their work
- Articles are distributed under a Creative Commons license
Open access publishing facilitates the global dissemination of research findings, supports scientific transparency, and complies with the requirements of many research funders and academic institutions.
2. Copyright Ownership
Copyright of all articles published in ElectroSenses is retained by the author(s).
By submitting and publishing a manuscript in the journal, authors grant the publisher, Titan Data Hub GmbH, a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, and archive the article in all forms and media, including electronic platforms, repositories, and indexing services.
This arrangement ensures that authors maintain ownership of their work while allowing the journal to disseminate and preserve the published content.
3. Creative Commons License (CC BY 4.0)
Unless otherwise stated, all articles published in ElectroSenses are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).
Under this license, users are permitted to:
- Read, download, copy, and share the work
- Redistribute the work in any medium or format
- Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the work
- Use the work for any purpose, including commercial use
provided that the following conditions are met:
- Appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the journal
- A link to the Creative Commons license is provided
- Any modifications to the original work are clearly indicated
The full license text is available at:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
4. Author Rights
Authors publishing in the journal retain the right to:
- Share their article on personal websites or institutional repositories
- Deposit the article in open-access repositories
- Distribute the article to colleagues, students, and collaborators
- Reuse the article in future books, lectures, or educational materials
provided that the original publication in the journal is properly cited.
5. Third-Party Material
Authors are responsible for ensuring that any third-party material included in their article (such as figures, images, tables, or datasets) does not infringe upon copyright or intellectual property rights.
If third-party content is not covered by the article’s Creative Commons license, authors must obtain permission from the copyright holder and clearly indicate this in a credit line within the article.
6. Archiving, Indexing, and Repository Deposition
Articles published in ElectroSenses may be deposited by the publisher and/or authors in:
- PubMed Central and other open-access repositories
- Institutional or subject-based repositories
- Archival systems and indexing services
- Personal academic websites or research networking platforms
Such deposition is permitted without restriction and does not require additional permission from the authors, in accordance with the CC BY 4.0 license.
Authors are encouraged to cite the Version of Record published in the journal when sharing their work.
7. Accessibility of Published Articles
All published articles are made available immediately upon publication without embargo.
Readers are permitted to:
- Read
- Download
- Copy
- Distribute
- Search
- Link to the full text of articles
without requesting permission from the publisher or the authors, provided that proper attribution is given.
8. Article Processing Charges
The journal applies Article Processing Charges (APCs) to support the costs associated with editorial management, peer review, production, digital publishing, and long-term archiving of published articles.
Information regarding APCs and potential waivers is available on the Article Processing Charges (APC) page of the journal website.
9. Commitment to Open Science
ElectroSenses supports the principles of open science and transparent research communication. Authors are encouraged to make data, methods, and research materials available whenever possible to promote reproducibility and facilitate scientific progress.
10. No Additional Restrictions
The journal does not impose any additional legal, technical, or digital restrictions on the use, reuse, or distribution of published content beyond those specified by the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).
Publisher
The journal is published by:Titan Data Hub GmbH
Germany