Open Access Statement

Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Tourism (JMET)

The Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Tourism (JMET) is an open-access scholarly journal committed to the principle that research should be freely and immediately available to the global academic community and the public.

All articles published in JMET are made available online immediately upon publication, without subscription requirements, registration barriers, or embargo periods.

Readers may freely access, read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, and reuse published articles in accordance with the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license.

I. Immediate Open Access

JMET provides immediate open access to all published content.

No subscription or payment is required from readers to access the full text of articles published by the journal.

The journal believes that unrestricted access to scholarly research supports:

• Wider dissemination of scientific knowledge;
• Increased visibility and accessibility of research;
• Greater opportunities for scholarly collaboration;
• Broader academic and societal impact;
• Responsible global exchange of knowledge.

II. Open Access License

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

All articles published in the Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Tourism (JMET) are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Under this license, users are permitted to:

Share
Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

Adapt
Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial purposes.

These permissions apply provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the original publication in JMET is acknowledged, a link to the license is provided, and any changes are clearly indicated.

III. Author Copyright

Authors retain the copyright of their published work.

By publishing in JMET, authors grant the journal the non-exclusive right of first publication.

Copyright ownership is not transferred to the journal or Publisher unless explicitly agreed otherwise.

IV. Reader Rights

Readers have immediate and free access to the full content of articles published by JMET.

Subject to the terms of the CC BY-SA 4.0 License, readers may:

1. Read and download articles without charge;
2. Save and print copies for research, education, and other lawful purposes;
3. Share published articles with students, researchers, institutions, and other readers;
4. Link directly to published articles;
5. Reuse and redistribute content with appropriate attribution;
6. Adapt or build upon published materials in accordance with the applicable license;
7. Use published research for academic, educational, professional, and other lawful purposes.

Users must properly acknowledge the original author(s), article title, journal, and DOI or other permanent identifier whenever content is reused.

V. No Reader Subscription Fees

JMET does not require readers or institutions to purchase subscriptions to access published scholarly content.

Access to published articles is provided freely through the journal's official website.

Any Article Processing Charges (APCs) applicable to authors are governed separately under the journal's Author Fees / Article Processing Charges Policy.

VI. Self-Archiving

Authors are permitted and encouraged to archive and disseminate their published articles through legitimate scholarly channels.

Authors may deposit the published version of their article in:

• Institutional repositories;
• Subject repositories;
• University repositories;
• Personal academic websites;
• Scholarly profiles and networks;
• Other legitimate academic repositories.

Wherever possible, deposited copies should include the complete bibliographic citation, DOI, and a link to the official version published by JMET.

VII. Access to Published Content

JMET is committed to ensuring that its published scholarly content remains openly accessible through its official journal platform.

Each published article should provide clear bibliographic information, including where applicable:

• Article title;
• Author name(s);
• Institutional affiliation(s);
• Abstract;
• Keywords;
• Publication date;
• Volume and issue;
• DOI;
• Citation information;
• Copyright information;
• Creative Commons license information.

VIII. Open Access and Editorial Independence

The journal's open-access model does not affect the independence or integrity of the editorial and peer-review processes.

Editorial decisions are based solely on scholarly considerations, including:

• Relevance to the journal's Aims and Scope;
• Originality;
• Scientific quality;
• Methodological rigor;
• Ethical compliance;
• Clarity of presentation;
• Contribution to the relevant field of knowledge.

IX. Third-Party Materials

Unless otherwise indicated, the Creative Commons license applies to original content created by the article's author(s).

Images, figures, datasets, photographs, instruments, or other materials owned by third parties may be subject to separate copyright or licensing conditions.

Where third-party material is not included under the article's Creative Commons license, this must be clearly indicated through an appropriate credit line or copyright notice.

X. Commitment to Open Scholarly Communication

The Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Tourism (JMET) supports transparent, responsible, and accessible scholarly communication.

Through immediate open access, the journal seeks to increase the accessibility, discoverability, dissemination, and potential impact of research in the fields covered by the journal.

JMET encourages authors, readers, researchers, educators, institutions, and other stakeholders to share and responsibly reuse published scholarly works in accordance with the applicable open-access license.

JMET supports immediate, transparent, responsible, and sustainable open access to scholarly research while protecting author rights, editorial independence, and responsible reuse.