Open Access Policy

The Journal of Life and Bio-sciences Research (JLBSR) is a fully open access journal, which means that all published articles are freely available online without subscription or payment barriers. We are committed to the free and unrestricted dissemination of scientific knowledge, enabling readers worldwide to access, read, download, and share articles immediately upon publication.

Key Principles of Our Open Access Model:

• Immediate Access: All accepted articles are published online with full open access, ensuring that the latest research is immediately available to readers and researchers worldwide.
• Author Rights: Authors retain copyright to their work and grant the journal a license to publish under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
• Reuse and Redistribution: Anyone may copy, distribute, adapt, and build upon the published work for non-commercial purposes, provided proper citation is given, and any derivative works are distributed under the same license.
• No Subscription Fees: Readers are not charged for access. There are no paywalls or embargo periods.
• Archiving and Indexing: All content is preserved and indexed through international platforms such as CrossRef, EBSCO, LOCKSS and Google Scholar, ensuring long-term discoverability and citation.

 

Benefits of Open Access Publishing in JLBSR:

• Increases the visibility and impact of authors’ work.
• Supports equitable access to research across the global scientific community.
• Encourages interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration.