Open Access Policy

The JOSC provides immediate open access to all articles on the principle that it makes research freely available to the public; supports a greater global exchange of knowledge; and is an invaluable way to maximize the visibility and impact of research, especially cross-cultural and multiculturalism studies, Social, religious, and management, Counseling social issues, and Media and Technology field.

The JOSC is under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, according to which:

1) Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right to first publication. The work is simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution that allows sharing of articles published with the acknowledgment of authorship and the initial publication in this journal.

2) The authors are authorized to make additional contracts separately for distribution of the version of the work published in this journal (for example, publication in an institutional repository or as a chapter of the book), as long as there is recognition of authorship and initial publication in this journal.

3) Authors are authorized and encouraged to publish and distribute their work online (for example, in institutional repositories or on their pages) at any time before or during the editorial process, as it increases the impact and reference of the published work