Open Access & Licensing

2025-07-08

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems (NSS) is a fully open-access journal. All content published in NSS is freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication—without subscription fees or access restrictions—by the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).

1. Open Access Policy

All articles are published under the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles or use them for any other lawful purpose without asking prior permission from the publisher or the authors, provided the work is properly cited.

2. Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain the copyright of their published work. Upon acceptance, authors grant the journal the non-exclusive right to publish, archive, and disseminate the article.

All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows others to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially
     as long as proper credit is given to the original authors and source.

More information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

3. Article Processing Charges (APCs)

To support the cost of open-access publishing and maintain journal operations, a modest APC of $200 is charged only after manuscript acceptance. This fee covers:

  • Editorial and peer review management

  • Online hosting and archiving infrastructure

  • DOI registration and indexing services

  • Website maintenance and long-term digital preservation

Waivers: Authors from low-income countries or those with demonstrated financial hardship may request full or partial waivers, which are granted on a case-by-case basis to ensure inclusive participation.

4. No Submission Charges

There are no fees for manuscript submission or review. The APC applies only if the article is accepted for publication.

5. Archiving and Indexing

The full text of all published articles is permanently archived and freely available via:

  • The University of New Mexico (UNM)

  • Neutrosophic Science International Association (NSIA) website

  • Indexing platforms where the journal is listed