Open Access Policy
Open Access Publishing
Advancing equitable access to humanities, culture, arts, and interdisciplinary scholarship worldwide.
Knowledge Without Barriers
The International Journal of Humanities, Cultural Analysis, and Creative Studies (IJHCACS) follows a fully open-access publishing model in which all published articles are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription barriers or restrictions on access to the scholarly record.
This approach supports the unrestricted dissemination of knowledge, strengthens the visibility and potential reach of scholarly work, and promotes equitable access to research for academics, students, practitioners, cultural institutions, policymakers, and readers worldwide.
Expanding Access, Visibility, and Impact
Free Access
Readers can access published IJHCACS articles online without subscription or paywall barriers.
Global Visibility
Open availability helps scholarly work reach researchers, institutions, professionals, and wider audiences globally.
Knowledge Sharing
The model encourages the wider exchange, use, and discussion of humanities and cultural scholarship.
Supporting Equitable Scholarly Communication
IJHCACS recognizes that access to knowledge is an important component of a vibrant global research community. Our open-access approach is intended to reduce barriers to scholarly communication and encourage broader engagement with research in the humanities, culture, arts, and related fields.
By making published scholarship openly accessible, IJHCACS seeks to support researchers and readers across geographical, institutional, and economic boundaries.
Research Available to the Scholarly Community
Published articles remain available through the journal's online platform, supporting continued discovery, reading, citation, teaching, research, and scholarly engagement.
Knowledge Should Be Accessible
IJHCACS remains committed to an open scholarly environment in which research can be discovered, accessed, shared, discussed, and used by the global academic and professional community.
Illuminating Humanity Through Culture, Creativity, and Critical Inquiry.
