Open Access, Copyright and Licensing Policy
1. Open Access Policy
Sustainable Education and Digital Transformation (SEDT) is published as an open-access journal, with the aim of ensuring that scholarly research in the fields of sustainable education and digital transformation is freely accessible to the global academic community.
All articles published in SEDT are made available online without subscription fees or access restrictions. Readers are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, and use published content in accordance with the applicable licensing terms, provided that proper attribution is given to the original work.
The journal’s open-access model is intended to support transparency, academic exchange, and equitable access to research outcomes.
2. Copyright Ownership
Authors publishing in SEDT retain the copyright to their work.
By submitting and publishing their manuscript in the journal, authors grant SEDT the non-exclusive right to publish, distribute, and archive the work in electronic and other formats for scholarly purposes.
Copyright ownership remains with the authors, and publication in SEDT does not restrict authors from using their work in future scholarly activities, subject to proper citation of the original publication.
3. Licensing Terms
All articles published in SEDT are distributed under a Creative Commons license, as specified on the journal’s website at the time of publication.
The applicable license permits the reuse, sharing, and distribution of published content, provided that:
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the original authors are properly credited,
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the source of publication is acknowledged, and
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any reuse complies with the terms of the selected Creative Commons license.
The specific license applied to each article is clearly indicated on the published version of the manuscript.
4. Author Rights and Reuse
Authors are permitted to:
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Share the published version of their article on personal or institutional websites
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Deposit the article in institutional or subject-based repositories
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Use the published content for educational and non-commercial scholarly purposes
All reuse must include appropriate citation to the original publication in Sustainable Education and Digital Transformation (SEDT) and a clear reference to the applicable Creative Commons license.
No embargo period is imposed on self-archiving, unless otherwise stated on the journal’s website.
5. Archiving and Long-Term Accessibility
SEDT is committed to supporting the long-term accessibility and preservation of published scholarly content.
The journal supports responsible digital archiving practices to ensure that published articles remain accessible over time. Authors are encouraged to deposit their work in recognized institutional or subject-based repositories to support long-term availability.
Information regarding specific archiving arrangements is provided on the journal’s website as such mechanisms are implemented.
6. Article Processing Charges (APC)
Information regarding publication fees, including the presence or absence of an Article Processing Charge (APC), is communicated transparently on the journal’s website.
If applicable, any APC is requested only after a manuscript has successfully completed the peer-review process and has been formally accepted for publication.
The payment of publication fees has no influence on the peer-review process, editorial evaluation, or publication decision. Editorial decisions are based solely on academic quality, originality, and relevance.
7. Changes to This Policy
SEDT reserves the right to review and update this Open Access, Copyright, and Licensing Policy in line with evolving standards in scholarly publishing and open-access practices.
Any changes to the policy will be clearly communicated on the journal’s website.
8. Compliance Statement
By submitting a manuscript to Sustainable Education and Digital Transformation (SEDT), authors confirm that they have read, understood, and agreed to the terms outlined in this Open Access, Copyright, and Licensing Policy.
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Sustainable Education and Digital Transformation (SEDT) is a gold open-access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution.
1. Immediate Free Access
In accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), SEDT provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.
2. Licensing (Creative Commons)
All articles published in SEDT are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.
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Permitted Use: Under this license, others can distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the work, even for commercial purposes, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s).
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This ensures maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials.
3. Copyright and Permissions
Authors retain the copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions. By publishing in SEDT, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.
4. Self-Archiving Policy (Green Open Access)
SEDT encourages authors to archive the Publisher's Version (Version of Record) of their articles in institutional or thematic repositories (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu, or university archives) immediately after publication, provided that a link to the original source and the DOI number are included.
5. Publication Fees (APC)