OPEN ACCESS POLICY

International Journal of Counseling and Psychotherapy (IJCP) adheres to the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), which advocates for free and unrestricted access to scholarly research. In line with this commitment, IJCP provides immediate open access to all published content, based on the belief that unrestricted access to research enhances the global exchange of knowledge, encourages scholarly collaboration, and supports the advancement in counseling and psychotherapy.

Key Points of Our Open Access Policy: 

  • Immediate Open Access: All articles are freely available to the public immediately upon publication, without any embargo period. 
  • Author Rights: Authors retain copyright to their work by publishing in International Journal of Counseling and Psychotherapy (IJCP), authors grant the journal the right to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.
  • Reuse and Redistribution: Articles can be reused and redistributed for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as appropriate credit is given to the original work, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are indicated. If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
  • Accesibility: we ensure that the full text of all published articles is available in pdf format to the enhance eccessibility and ease of use. 
  • Transparency: Licensing terms are clearly indicated on the website and within the full text of all published articles. This includes a link to the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) terms.
  • No Registration Required: Readers are not required to register to access any part of the journal content.

International Journal of Counseling and Psychotherapy (IJCP) adheres to the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing as outlined by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA). Our commitment ensures that editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit and that the journal maintains the highest ethical publishing standards. 

All articles in IJCP are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). This license permits users to share, copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and that derivative works are licensed under identical terms. Authors retain the copyright of their work and grant IJCP the right of first publication. Through this open access policy, IJCP seeks to eliminate financial and legal barriers to knowledge while upholding high standards of ethical, accessible, and responsible academic publishing.