Open Access

Communication Papers is a fully open access journal. All articles published in the journal are freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication, without any subscription or registration barriers. 

Licensing

All content published in Communication Papersis licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows users to share, copy, distribute, and adapt the material for any purpose, even commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source. Users are allowed to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially

For more information, see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Author Fees

There are no article processing charges (APCs), submission fees, or publication fees. Publishing in Communication Papersis completely free of charge for authors and readers.

Copyright and Rights

Authors retain the copyright of their work. Upon publication, authors grant Communication Papersthe right of first publication, and their work is published under the CC BY 4.0 license. This means that authors are free to distribute, reuse, and adapt their published work without restriction, provided proper attribution is given.

Archiving and Preservation

The journal ensures long-term digital preservation of published articles via LOCKSS and PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), as well as local institutional repository archiving.

Self-Archiving Policy

Authors are allowed to deposit all versions of their articles (preprint, postprint, and publisher’s version) in institutional or disciplinary repositories without embargo. We encourage authors to link to the final published version using the DOI.