Turkish Medical Student Journal is an open-access publication, and the journal’s publication model is based on the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) declaration. All published content is available online, free of charge, at turkmedstudj.com.
Rights and Permissions
In line with BOAI principles, "open access" means unrestricted access via the public internet. Users are permitted to:
Read, download, and print full-text articles.
Distribute and share content freely.
Copy, search, link to, and index articles for scholarly, educational, and research purposes.
Use content as data for software and computational analysis, provided the original authors and source are properly acknowledged and cited.
Author Rights and Integrity
Authors retain control over the integrity of their work and have the right to proper attribution. All users accessing the Journal’s content must acknowledge the author(s) and source accurately and comprehensively.
No Fees or Charges
Turkish Medical Student Journal does not impose any subscription fees, publication fees, article processing charges (APCs), or any similar costs for accessing electronic resources. Both submission and access are entirely free of charge.
Licensing Terms
The journal’s content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International License. The authors agree to transfer the commercial rights to the Turkish Medical Students Journal upon acceptance of the article for publication. Under this license:
Attribution (BY): Proper acknowledgment must always be provided to authors and the journal.
NonCommercial (NC): Users may not use the material for commercial purposes.
No Derivatives (ND): Modifications or adaptations of the original content are not permitted.
Indexing and Archiving
Articles published under this Open Access policy may be freely indexed, archived, and shared by individuals, institutional repositories, libraries, and indexing services, enhancing the discoverability and preservation of published research.
Commitment to Open Science
Turkish Medical Student Journal promotes open scientific practices beyond open access, including open data, transparency in methodology, and reproducibility of research, supporting greater scientific rigor and credibility.
For questions or further information regarding this Open Access Policy, please contact the editorial office directly via email at tmsj@trakya.edu.tr.
