Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy
1. Concept and Importance:
Our journal adopts an open access policy. We believe that scientific knowledge should be accessible to all without barriers. Therefore, the journal Afak Al Maarifa adopts an open access policy. This policy allows:
• Reading and downloading all published research completely and freely
• Increasing global access to knowledge and raising research citation rates
• Supporting scientific progress through the free exchange of ideas
2. Policy Principles:
• All content is available immediately upon publication without an embargo period.
• Users can:
o Read the papers
o Download them
o Print them
o Share them
o Quote them (with credit to the source)
• The journal imposes no restrictions on personal or academic use.
3. License Use:
The papers are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, which permits:
• Sharing: Redistributing the material in any medium or format
• Adaptation: Remixing, modifying, and building upon the material
with the following two conditions:
• Attribution: Appropriately crediting the author and the journal.
• Non-commercial Use: Commercial use of the material is not permitted.
4. Journal Archive:
• The journal maintains a complete archive of all back issues.
• The archive can be accessed via:
o The journal's official website
o International indexing platforms
o Specialized digital repositories
5. Authors' Rights:
• Authors retain full copyright to their work.
• Authors grant the journal the right of first publication.
• After publication, authors can:
o Deposit a copy of their paper in their institution's repository
o Share the paper On academic platforms
o Use it in their academic work

6. Funding and Open Publishing:
• The journal is funded through:
o Support from the Libyan Knowledge Paths Association
o Academic grants and donations
o Scientific partnerships
7. How to access the content:
Readers can:
• Browse research directly through the journal's website
• Search through academic search engines
• Follow the journal's publications via:
o Subscribe to the mailing list
o Follow social media pages
o Register for the notification system
8. The journal's commitments:
• Ensuring continuous access to the content
• Maintaining the quality of academic publishing
• Regularly updating the archive
• Permanently providing access data via DOI
This policy is subject to periodic review to ensure compliance with international best practices in open access publishing.