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. Beginning with the December 2026 issue, all newly published content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Articles published before this issue remain subject to the licensing terms applicable at the time of their publication.

Licensing

From the December 2026 issue onwards, all new content published in Communication Papers is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Articles published prior to this change remain subject to the licensing terms applicable at the time of their publication. 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 Papers the right of first publication. For content published from the December 2026 issue onwards, articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

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.