The International Journal of Medical Science and Dental Health (IJMSDH) is committed to the principles of Open Access publishing and believes that high-quality scientific research should be freely and permanently accessible to researchers, healthcare professionals, educators, policymakers, students, and the global scientific community without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

The journal promotes the unrestricted dissemination of scholarly knowledge to enhance scientific collaboration, encourage innovation, improve healthcare outcomes, and maximize the visibility and impact of published research. All articles published in IJMSDH are made immediately available online without subscription fees or access restrictions.

Commitment to Open Access

Gold Open Access Publishing Model

Immediate Access and No Embargo Policy

Authors publishing in the International Journal of Medical Science and Dental Health (IJMSDH) retain the copyright to their scholarly work. The journal does not require authors to transfer copyright ownership as a condition of publication.

By publishing with IJMSDH, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, preserve, and make the article publicly available as part of the permanent scholarly record.

Authors remain free to reuse, distribute, archive, and share their published work in accordance with the journal's Copyright & Licensing Policy and the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license.

All articles published in IJMSDH are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License. This license enables the widest possible dissemination and reuse of scholarly research while ensuring that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s).

Under the CC BY 4.0 License, users may:

• Read, download, and print published articles.
• Copy and redistribute articles in any medium or format.
• Adapt, translate, remix, and build upon published content.
• Reuse content for educational, research, and commercial purposes.
• Share published work without requesting additional permission.

All reuse must include appropriate attribution to the original author(s), the journal, and the original publication, together with a reference to the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License.

Readers, educators, healthcare professionals, researchers, librarians, institutions, and the general public may freely access and use all published articles without subscription fees or registration requirements.

Users are permitted to:

• Read and download articles without restriction.
• Share articles through educational or research platforms.
• Include articles in institutional repositories and digital libraries.
• Use published material in teaching, presentations, and scholarly communication.
• Reuse figures, tables, and other content in accordance with the CC BY 4.0 License.

IJMSDH actively encourages the responsible sharing and lawful reuse of published research to maximize scientific visibility, collaboration, and knowledge dissemination.

No additional permission from the journal is required to reuse or redistribute published articles provided that the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License are respected and proper attribution is maintained.

Users should always acknowledge the original author(s), cite the journal as the source of publication, include the article DOI where available, and clearly indicate whether any modifications have been made to the original work.

IJMSDH encourages authors to maximize the visibility and accessibility of their published research. Authors are permitted to archive and share the published Version of Record immediately after publication without any embargo period.

Authors may deposit their published articles in:

• Institutional repositories.
• Subject-specific repositories.
• Personal or institutional websites.
• ORCID researcher profiles.
• ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and other scholarly networking platforms, where permitted.
• Funding agency repositories and academic databases.

When archiving or sharing published articles, authors should include the complete citation, DOI (where available), and a link to the official version published by IJMSDH.

The journal believes that unrestricted access to scientific knowledge accelerates research, improves clinical practice, supports evidence-based healthcare, and promotes international academic collaboration.

By removing financial and access barriers, IJMSDH seeks to increase the visibility, discoverability, readership, citation, and overall impact of published research while ensuring equitable access to scientific information for researchers and institutions worldwide.

IJMSDH supports the principles of Open Science by encouraging responsible sharing of scholarly knowledge, transparency in research communication, and the widest possible dissemination of scientific findings. The journal is committed to promoting ethical, accessible, and sustainable scholarly publishing for the benefit of the global research community.

The journal's Open Access Policy is based on internationally recognized principles of scholarly publishing and supports transparency, accessibility, responsible licensing, and ethical dissemination of scientific research. IJMSDH is committed to maintaining publishing practices consistent with internationally accepted standards for Open Access journals.

Questions regarding this Open Access Policy, copyright, licensing, article reuse, self-archiving, or repository deposit may be directed to the Editorial Office using the official contact information available on the journal website. The editorial team will be pleased to assist authors, readers, and institutions regarding Open Access publishing.