Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy

The journal INSTAL is a scholarly journal published under the Open Access (OA) model. All articles published in the journal are made publicly available, free of charge and without technical or time restrictions, immediately upon publication. The purpose of the Open Access policy is to ensure broad, global access to research results and to support the free exchange of knowledge in accordance with the principles of open science.

Scope of Open Access

Under the Open Access policy:

  • the full texts of all articles are available on the INSTAL journal website,

  • access to published content does not require user registration or any fees from readers,

  • articles may be read, downloaded, copied, printed, and linked without restriction, provided that copyright and proper citation rules are respected.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors publishing in INSTAL retain the copyright to their articles. Published works are made available under a Creative Commons license, which is specified individually in the article metadata on the publishing platform. The license allows users to reuse the content in accordance with its terms, provided that proper attribution to the authors and the source of publication is given.

Archiving and Long-Term Access

The journal INSTAL ensures long-term preservation and permanent access to published articles through:

  • publication on the stable OJS publishing platform,

  • digital archiving of content,

  • the possibility of indexing and storing articles in external scientific databases and repositories.

Open Access and Publication Fees

The Open Access model of INSTAL is financed through Article Processing Charges (APCs) paid by Authors or their funding institutions, in accordance with the journal’s Price Policy. The absence of reader fees does not affect the peer review process or editorial decisions.

Compliance with Institutional and Funder Policies

The Open Access policy of INSTAL complies with institutional requirements and the guidelines of research funding bodies, including national and international open science policies.