Open Access Policy

RESEARCH INQUIRY is published with open access, seeking to open up the flow of scholarly research. This policy ensures that all published research articles will be made available free and without restrictions to the public from the time of their publication and will remain available after that.

The journal feels that unrestricted sharing of research will foster academic exchange, facilitate the progress of knowledge, and make academics' research more visible and accessible to practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and educators.

Free and Immediate Access to Published Content

No charge for readers to access any article in RESEARCH INQUIRY. Published content is available for users to access, read, download, and reference without any institutional or individual subscription.

The journal aims to break down the financial and geographic barriers to access and dissemination of research results in order to facilitate the use and sharing of knowledge among disciplines and at local, regional, national, and international levels.

Benefits of Open Access Publishing

Open access publication improves the accessibility of scholarly publications and allows greater access to scholarly output. The availability of published work without restriction helps promote knowledge sharing and academic collaboration, benefiting researchers, students, educators, and professionals as well as policymakers.

The open access model also helps in the sharing of multidisciplinary research, as scholarly work is made available to a larger audience than a specific discipline or institution.

Author Rights and Responsibilities

The author(s) are responsible for ensuring that any material presented in the manuscript he/she submits is original and that the content is accurate and properly cited, and that it respects the ethical and legal boundaries. The authors should ensure that they have the right to use copyrighted materials contained in their manuscript and should give due credit to all sources.

Upon submission of a manuscript to RESEARCH INQUIRY, it is assumed that the paper has not been published elsewhere nor is it being considered by any other publication unless the contrary is stated in a letter to the editorial office.

Archiving and Long-Term Accessibility

RESEARCH INQUIRY takes its responsibility to make published research accessible in the long term seriously. Continued access to, citation of, and scholarly use of the academic record is provided through the journal's online publication, which allows continued access, citation, and scholarly use of all published articles.

Quality and Editorial Independence

As a journal, it has an open-access policy, which does not affect editorial decisions. All submissions are editorially evaluated and peer reviewed, and decisions for publication are made on the basis of their scholarly merit and originality, methodological quality, and relevance to the scope of the journal.

Ethical Standards in Open Access Publishing

RESEARCH INQUIRY follows the principles of publication ethics and research integrity. The authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to respect ethical norms, and plagiarism, fabrication of data, falsification of data, duplicate publication, and other types of academic dishonesty are prohibited in the Journal.

Access, Use, and Citation of Published Research

Published articles are made available for the purposes of research, teaching, and scholarship. Users should provide appropriate citation and acknowledgment when referencing or using published content to ensure proper attribution of the authors' work.

For Prospective Authors

All authors whose papers are likely to be sent for publication are advised to read before sending out their papers the author's guidelines, the editorial policies, and the ethics requirements of the journal. Fulfilling these requirements aids the editorial and peer review process.