Open Access Policy, Archiving and Publishing License

Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science is an open access journal. All content is freely available online immediately upon publication.

The journal is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, which permits authors to share and distribute their published manuscripts without restrictions, provided proper attribution to the original source is included. Reuse must adhere to academic standards, such as clearly indicating quotations or appropriately referencing paraphrased content.

This open access model increases the visibility and impact of published research while upholding high standards of academic quality and editorial integrity. Authors are encouraged to deposit their published work in institutional repositories and other academic platforms.

There are no article processing charges (APCs) for submission or publication in this journal.

To ensure long-term preservation and access, the journal uses the LOCKSS system and also maintains independent archives on internal servers. This ensures that content can be restored in the event of access loss from the main platform.

Sample Publishing License Agreement

The Author grants to the International Association for Political Science Students ("the Publisher") the following license.

Background

This agreement concerns the publishing of the manuscript X ("Manuscript") and is intended to reflect a balance between the rights of the Author and the Publisher, according to the following principles:

  • The Author and the Publisher believe it is in the general interest to grant maximum access to scholarly and/or scientific works without compromising quality or academic freedom;
  • The Publisher wishes to stimulate participation in its activities and projects;
  • The Author and the Publisher believe that scholarly and scientific works should be publicly available.

Clause 1: Definitions

The following words shall have the following meanings:

  • Acceptance: the communication to the Author by the Publisher of their willingness to publish the Author's work.
  • Publication: Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science.

Clause 2: License of Rights

  1. Upon Acceptance, the Author grants to the Publisher a sole license to exploit the rights listed in clause 2.2 in the Manuscript throughout the world for the full term of the copyright.
  2. The sole license mentioned in clause 2.1 encompasses the right for the Publisher:
    1. to reproduce the Manuscript in whole or in part, and to communicate the Manuscript to the public in print and/or digital form, whether or not in combination with the works of others;
    2. to translate the Manuscript into other languages and to communicate the translation to the public;
    3. to create adaptations, summaries or extracts, and exercise rights over them;
    4. to include the Manuscript in a computerized database and make it available to third parties;
    5. to include the Manuscript in readers or compilations;
    6. to rent or lend the Manuscript to third parties.
  3. The Publisher undertakes that the name of the Author and the source are acknowledged in standard bibliographic citation form.

Clause 3: Rights Reserved by Author

3.1. The Author can exercise the following rights:

Educational or Research Use
To communicate the Manuscript or make it available in print within the Author's own or affiliated institutions.

Dissemination
To upload the Manuscript:

  • onto a closed network (e.g., intranet) of the Author’s home institution; and/or
  • onto institutional or central repositories (e.g., SSRN, ResearchGate, Academia.edu), with a link to the Publisher’s website.

Preservation
To authorize institutional preservation for educational and research continuity.

Personal Use
To present the Manuscript at meetings or conferences and distribute it to delegates.

3.2. All (re)uses must include full source citation unless impossible.

Clause 4: Moral Rights

This agreement does not affect the Author's moral rights, including identification and objection to derogatory treatment.

Clause 5: Warranty

  1. The Author warrants sole authorship and that the Manuscript does not infringe third-party rights.
  2. The Author indemnifies the Publisher against claims from breaches of this warranty.
  3. The Author authorizes the Publisher to act against copyright infringement, with mutual cooperation.

Clause 6: Obligation to Publish

Upon Acceptance, the Publisher will publish the Manuscript to its usual standard at its own expense and within a reasonable timeframe.

Clause 7: Legal Relationship

  1. The Publisher may transfer rights to third parties who honor the same obligations.
  2. The Author may request to stop usage that violates moral rights, barring reasonable exceptions.
  3. The Author may terminate this agreement if the Publisher is liquidated.
  4. Termination does not void valid prior agreements.
  5. No third-party rights are conferred under this agreement.

Clause 8: Multiple Authors

If there are multiple authors, the signing Author confirms consent of all contributors.

Clause 9: Applicable Law

This agreement is governed by the Author's country of residence and its courts.

Clause 10: Final Clause

The agreement becomes effective upon Acceptance and remains valid for the full copyright term.