Open Access Policy
Lus Publicum: Journal of Law, Public Policy, and Humanities provides immediate open access to all published articles. All published content is freely available to the public without subscription or access fees.
The journal is committed to promoting the broad dissemination and accessibility of scholarly knowledge. Readers may access, read, download, copy, search, and use published articles for lawful academic and research purposes without financial barriers.
Open access publication enables researchers, academics, policymakers, practitioners, students, and the wider public to access scholarly works and benefit from research published in Lus Publicum.
Copyright and Licensing
Authors retain copyright of their published works, subject to the journal's publication agreement and licensing terms.
Unless otherwise stated, articles published by Lus Publicum are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits others to share, copy, redistribute, adapt, and build upon the published work, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submissions do not infringe the copyright, intellectual property rights, or other legal rights of third parties.
Article Processing Charge
Lus Publicum does not charge authors any Article Processing Charge (APC). There are no submission or publication fees for authors.
The journal's open access model is therefore provided without financial barriers for either readers or authors.
Archiving and Long-Term Access
The journal is committed to maintaining the accessibility and preservation of its published content. Published articles may be archived and preserved through appropriate digital repositories and scholarly preservation systems to support long-term access to the academic record.
Through its open access policy, Lus Publicum seeks to support the free exchange of knowledge and encourage the widest possible dissemination and use of scholarly research in law, public policy, humanities, and related interdisciplinary fields.