Open Access Statement | Consortium Publisher Canada

Consortium Publisher - ICDTD Inc., Canada is committed to the principles of Open Access and the global dissemination of scholarly knowledge without financial, legal, or technical barriers. All journals published by Consortium Publisher provide immediate, free, and unrestricted access to their full-text content upon publication, in line with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of Open Access.

Our Open Access policy ensures that:

All articles are freely accessible online to all users worldwide immediately upon publication, without subscription or registration.
Articles are published under Creative Commons licenses (typically CC BY or CC BY-NC, depending on the journal’s policy), permitting users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, or use them for any lawful purpose, provided proper attribution is given.
Authors retain copyright of their work while granting Consortium Publisher the right to publish and distribute the article.
We fully support self-archiving and the inclusion of content in institutional repositories and global archives, in compliance with SHERPA/RoMEO.
No embargo periods are imposed on access or reuse of published articles.
Our editorial and peer-review processes are rigorous, transparent, and aligned with international standards for research integrity and publishing ethics.

This Open Access policy is in accordance with and endorsed by the following major international organizations and initiatives that support and promote Open Access publishing:

Consortium Publisher is committed to upholding the principles of open science and ensuring that research outputs are accessible and reusable by scholars, practitioners, educators, and the public around the world.

For further details, please refer to our Copyright & Licensing Policy and Publication Ethics Statement.

Our Open Access policy ensures that:

All articles are freely accessible online to all users worldwide immediately upon publication, without subscription or registration.
Articles are published under Creative Commons licenses (typically CC BY or CC BY-NC, depending on the journal’s policy), permitting users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, or use them for any lawful purpose, provided proper attribution is given.
Authors retain copyright of their work while granting Consortium Publisher the right to publish and distribute the article.
We fully support self-archiving and the inclusion of content in institutional repositories and global archives, in compliance with SHERPA/RoMEO.
No embargo periods are imposed on access or reuse of published articles.
Our editorial and peer-review processes are rigorous, transparent, and aligned with international standards for research integrity and publishing ethics.

This Open Access policy is in accordance with and endorsed by the following major international organizations and initiatives that support and promote Open Access publishing:

For further details, please refer to our Copyright & Licensing Policy and Publication Ethics Statement.