Open Access Policy and Copyright

Kapitari is an open-access scientific journal committed to the democratization of knowledge, the free circulation of academic output, and the strengthening of scientific, social, and territorial communities.

The journal provides free, immediate, and permanent access to all its content, without embargo periods, based on the principle that scientific knowledge should be available without economic, legal, or technical barriers to readers, researchers, students, decision-makers, and interested communities.

In line with this approach:

  • Kapitari does not charge fees for manuscript submission, processing, evaluation, or publication (no APCs).
  • Access to published articles is completely free for all users, without prior registration.
  • The content may be read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, linked, and reused, provided that the terms of the declared license are respected.

This policy aligns with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and the best editorial practices promoted by international organizations for editorial ethics and quality.

Copyright and Licensing

Copyright Ownership

Authors who publish in Kapitari fully retain the copyright to their works. The journal does not require the exclusive transfer of economic rights.

Upon publication, authors grant Kapitari the non-exclusive right to:

  • Publish, reproduce, communicate, and disseminate the article in digital format.
  • Preserve the content in repositories, archiving systems, and indexing platforms.
  • Identify Kapitari as the original source of the publication.

License

Articles published in Kapitari are distributed under the following license:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

This license allows third parties to:

  • Share: copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Adapt: ​​remix, transform, and build upon the material.
  • Use for commercial or non-commercial purposes.

Provided that appropriate credit is given to the authors and Kapitari journal, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are indicated. No additional legal or technological restrictions are applied that limit the uses permitted by the license.

Source Attribution

Any reuse of the content must include, at a minimum:

  • The name of the author(s).
  • The title of the article.
  • The full name of the journal (Kapitari).
  • The DOI or another persistent identifier (where applicable).
  • A link to the CC BY 4.0 license.

Self-archiving and Dissemination

Kapitari explicitly authorizes and encourages the self-archiving of published articles in:

  • Institutional and thematic repositories.
  • Authors' personal or academic websites.
  • Academic networks (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu).
  • Scientific dissemination platforms.

It is recommended to use the published version or, failing that, to clearly indicate the complete reference to the original publication in Kapitari.