ACTA Press is committed to making high-quality research accessible to the global scientific community. Our OA
policy ensures that authors can disseminate their work widely while retaining the rights to their intellectual
property.
• Gold Open Access: The final published version of the article is freely available to all readers immediately
upon publication. An Article Processing Charge (APC) applies which differs according to the specific
journal in which publication is sought.
(OA) articles are published under a Creative Commons (CC) license, allowing authors to retain copyright while
granting broad permissions for use and sharing. The default license is CC BY 4.0 (attribution), which permits:
• Sharing (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format)
• Adaptation (remix, transform, and build upon the material)
provided proper attribution is given.
Alternate CC licenses (e.g., CC BY-NC, CC BY-ND) may be available upon request.
• APC amounts vary by journal and are listed on each journal’s “Rates” page.
• Authors affiliated with institutions in countries classified by the World Bank as low-income or lowermiddle-income may be eligible for a full or partial waiver.
• Discount and waiver requests must be made at submission and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
If your manuscript contains third-party material (e.g., figures, tables, images) not covered by the article’s CC
license, it is the author’s responsibility to ensure permission has been obtained for OA use.
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