Open Acces Policy

Open Access Policy

Econetica provides immediate open access to all its content. This policy is based on the principle that freely available research to the public promotes a greater global exchange of knowledge.

This journal is an Open Access Journal, meaning all content is accessible without charge to users or institutions. Users may freely read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles without prior permission from the publisher or authors. This commitment aligns with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).

Budapest Open Access Initiative

An old tradition and a new technology have converged to make possible an unprecedented public good. The old tradition is the willingness of scholars to publish research without payment, and the new technology is the internet. Together, they enable worldwide access to peer-reviewed literature without restrictions—advancing education, accelerating research, and empowering global collaboration.

Open Access refers to the free availability of scholarly literature on the public internet. It permits users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full texts; crawl them for indexing; or use them for any lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

While producing scholarly work is not costless, studies such as Odlyzko (1997) show that open access can reduce dissemination costs significantly. Hence, institutions and governments are encouraged to support OA models to maximize public access and research utility.

The BOAI recommends two strategies to achieve Open Access:

  1. Self-Archiving: Authors should deposit refereed journal articles in open electronic archives that comply with the Open Archives Initiative.
  2. Open Access Journals: Scholars are encouraged to launch or support journals that provide immediate, unrestricted access to their published articles without charging subscription or access fees.

The Open Society Institute initially funded this initiative and invites collaboration from governments, libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide to make research universally accessible.

Date: February 14, 2002
Place: Budapest, Hungary

Signatories Include:

  • Leslie Chan – Bioline International
  • Darius Cuplinskas – Open Society Institute
  • Michael Eisen – Public Library of Science
  • Fred Friend – University College London
  • Jean-Claude Guédon – University of Montreal
  • Stevan Harnad – University of Southampton & UQAM
  • Peter Suber – Earlham College
  • Rick Johnson – SPARC
  • Yana Genova – Next Page Foundation
  • István Rév – Open Society Archives
  • Monika Segbert – eIFL Project Consultant
  • Jan Velterop – BioMed Central