Open Access and Copyright Policy

  1. Open Access Policy

The journal Scientific Papers of Berdyansk State Pedagogical University. Pedagogical Sciences adheres to the principles of Open Access and provides free and unrestricted access to all published materials.

All articles are published in open access immediately upon issue release and are freely available for reading, downloading, and use without restrictions.

Full-text access to the journal’s content is provided on the official website in the “Archive” section.

The journal’s policy is aligned with the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative.

  1. Copyright

Authors who publish in the journal retain copyright to their work.

Submission of a manuscript implies that the author:

  • confirms the originality of the material and the absence of infringement of third-party rights;
  • grants the journal a non-exclusive right to publish, distribute, and archive the article;
  • agrees to its dissemination in open access.

The journal reserves the right to perform editorial processing, indexing, and archiving of the materials.

  1. Licensing Terms

All materials published in the journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

This license permits users to use, copy, distribute, adapt, and create derivative works, provided that appropriate credit is given to the author(s) and the original source of publication is acknowledged.

  1. Self-Archiving

Authors have the right to:

  • deposit the published version of the article in open repositories;
  • use the material for their own research and educational purposes;
  • share the article via personal or institutional platforms.

All subsequent uses must include a reference to the original publication in the journal.

  1. Archiving and Accessibility

The journal ensures long-term preservation of published materials.

Articles are stored on the official journal website and may also be deposited in electronic archives and repositories.

  1. Author Responsibilities

Authors are responsible for:

  • the content of the publication;
  • the accuracy of the data presented;
  • compliance with the copyright of third parties.

If copyrighted materials are used, authors must obtain the necessary permissions.

When using images, tables, figures, extensive text excerpts, or other third-party content, authors are advised to follow the guidelines outlined in the document “Guidelines for BSPU Researchers on the Use of Third-Party Content” (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18210886).