Open Access and Copyright

Genius-Pro Science (GPS) (ISSN: 3103-1366) is an international open-access scientific journal that promotes the free circulation of scientific knowledge and equitable access to research outcomes.

The journal adopts an Open Access model, ensuring that all published content is immediately, freely, permanently, and unrestrictedly available to readers, researchers, professionals, academic institutions, public organizations, and society at large.

No subscription, registration, or payment is required to access, read, download, or use the journal’s published content.

1. Publication License

All articles published in Genius-Pro Science are distributed under the:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

This license enables the widest possible dissemination and reuse of scientific knowledge, enhancing the visibility, impact, and transfer of research results.

The full license text can be consulted at:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

2. User Rights

Under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 License, any user may:

  • Read and consult published content.
  • Download articles in any available format.
  • Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Share content for academic, scientific, educational, professional, or commercial purposes.
  • Adapt, transform, translate, or create derivative works based on the published material.
  • Integrate content into repositories, academic platforms, databases, or scientific information systems.

These freedoms may not be revoked as long as the license terms are respected.

3. Reuse Conditions

Any reuse of published content must comply with the following conditions:

Attribution

Appropriate credit must be given to the authors and the journal by:

  • Properly citing the original publication.
  • Including the corresponding bibliographic reference.
  • Providing the DOI whenever available.
  • Indicating the CC BY 4.0 License.
  • Clearly identifying any modifications made to the original content.

Attribution must be provided in a reasonable manner and must not suggest endorsement by the authors or the journal.

No Additional Restrictions

No legal, contractual, or technological measures may be applied that restrict the reuse rights granted under the CC BY 4.0 License.

4. Copyright

Authors fully retain the copyright of their works before, during, and after publication.

Acceptance of a manuscript implies that authors grant Genius-Pro Science a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, worldwide license to:

  • Edit the accepted manuscript.
  • Publish the work for the first time.
  • Reproduce, distribute, and publicly communicate the content.
  • Preserve the publication digitally.
  • Incorporate articles into indexing systems, repositories, databases, and scientific dissemination services.
  • Disseminate content through print, electronic, and future scientific communication technologies.

This authorization includes all materials associated with the publication, including text, tables, figures, graphs, images, supplementary materials, and datasets when applicable.

5. Self-Archiving and Repository Deposit

Genius-Pro Science actively encourages the dissemination and preservation of scientific knowledge.

Authors may deposit and share their work in:

  • Institutional repositories.
  • Subject-specific repositories.
  • National and international repositories.
  • Academic platforms.
  • Scientific networks.
  • Personal websites.
  • Institutional portals.

The journal permits the deposit of:

  • Preprint versions.
  • Accepted manuscripts (postprints).
  • Final published versions.

In all cases, the complete reference to the original publication and the assigned DOI must be maintained whenever available.

6. Persistent Identification and Citation

All articles published by Genius-Pro Science receive a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) that ensures permanent identification, location, retrieval, and citation within the international academic environment.

The journal recommends using the official DOI in all dissemination, citation, deposit, and reuse activities involving published content.

7. Open Science and Responsible Reuse

In accordance with the principles of Open Science, Genius-Pro Science promotes:

  • Free dissemination of scientific knowledge.
  • Transparency in research processes.
  • Scientific reproducibility.
  • Responsible reuse of published information.
  • Sharing of data, protocols, instruments, and supplementary materials whenever ethically and legally possible.

The journal encourages authors to share research resources that contribute to the verifiability, transparency, and reuse of scientific findings.

8. No Access or Publication Fees

Genius-Pro Science does not charge fees for:

  • Manuscript submission.
  • Editorial evaluation.
  • Peer review.
  • Editorial processing.
  • Article publication.
  • Access, reading, or downloading of content.

The journal operates under an open-access academic model with no charges for authors or readers.

Final Statement

Publication in Genius-Pro Science (GPS) implies acceptance of this Open Access and Copyright Policy.

The journal reaffirms its commitment to the democratization of scientific knowledge, protection of intellectual authorship, open science, editorial transparency, and the global dissemination of high-quality scientific research, promoting free, permanent, and universal access to research outcomes.