1.What open access means

Open access is a publishing model that makes scholarly research freely available to anyone with an internet connection, without subscription fees, paywalls or registration requirements.

This model speeds up the spread of knowledge and raises the visibility and citation impact of published work. It also supports researchers, students and practitioners across the world, whatever their institution’s access to paid journal subscriptions.

2.Our commitment

Review of Economics and Finance is committed to making high-quality economics and finance research freely available to a global audience, without financial, legal or technical barriers.

Every article we publish, including its abstract, full text and PDF, is freely and permanently accessible to readers immediately upon publication. There is no embargo period.

3.What you can do with our articles

For every article, you may:

• Read it
• Download it
• Copy it
• Distribute it
• Print it
• Search it
• Link to the full text

You do not need to ask the publisher or the author for permission first. Your use is subject to the terms of the applicable Creative Commons licence, which are explained in our Copyright Policy.

4.Benefits of open access

• Wider readership

  Articles reach researchers, policymakers and practitioners worldwide, including those at institutions without journal subscriptions.

• Greater visibility

  Open access articles tend to receive more visibility and higher citation rates than subscription-based content.

• Faster knowledge exchange

  Immediate availability on publication speeds up academic discussion and follow-up research.

• Authors keep their rights

  Authors retain the copyright of their work and can freely share, reuse and archive their published articles.

5.No barriers to access

There are no subscription charges, pay-per-view fees or registration requirements to read or download articles published in this journal.

The journal is indexed and archived to help ensure long-term accessibility of the scholarly record. You can browse the current volume or search the archive at any time.

6.Open access and quality

Open access changes who can read the research. It does not change how the research is assessed. Every manuscript goes through the same double-blind peer review, plagiarism screening and editorial checks before it is published.

7.For authors

Publishing open access puts your work in front of readers everywhere. You keep the copyright of your article, and you may share, reuse and archive it, as long as you cite the original publication in the journal and include the article DOI. The details are in our Copyright Policy.

For information about publication charges, please see the Article Processing Charges page.

8.Frequently asked questions