The Journal of Occupational Health, Risk Management and Safety (JOHRMS) is committed to the dissemination of high-quality scholarly knowledge. We support open access to scientific information as a public good, aligning with international standards for equitable knowledge sharing and sustainable development.

 1. Free and Immediate Access

All articles published in JOHRMS are freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. There are no embargoes, subscription fees, or login requirements. Anyone may read, download, copy, distribute, or use the published articles without financial or legal barriers, provided proper attribution is given to the original authors and source.

 2. Licensing and Copyright

All articles in JOHRMS are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), unless stated otherwise. This license allows:

• Free use, reuse, and adaptation of content for any purpose (including commercial), as long as appropriate credit is provided.
• Proper citation of the original work, including the author(s), article title, journal name, and DOI (if applicable).

Authors retain the copyright to their articles and grant JOHRMS the right to publish and disseminate their work.

Full License Terms: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

3. Archiving and Preservation

JOHRMS ensures the long-term preservation of its content through:

• Hosting on reliable digital platforms and servers
• PKP Preservation Networks
• Use of institutional repositories and databases (e.g., university archives)
• Digital Object Identifier (DOI) assignment for each article for persistent linking and citation

4. No Subscription or Access Fees

Neither authors nor readers are required to pay for access to articles. JOHRMS is funded through institutional support, voluntary editorial contributions, and in some cases, nominal processing fees (where applicable), which are transparently disclosed.

5. Compliance with Funding Requirements

JOHRMS’s open access policy complies with major institutional and funder mandates (e.g., UNESCO, WHO, World Bank, NIH, and the European Commission) that require publicly funded research to be made openly accessible.

6. Benefits of Open Access Publishing

By publishing in JOHRMS, authors benefit from:

• Greater visibility and global reach of their work
• Higher citation potential
• Improved academic collaboration and impact
• Contribution to the democratization of knowledge, especially in under-resourced regions

 7. Ethical and Responsible Sharing

While JOHRMS encourages sharing and reuse, we ask all users to:

• Respect academic integrity by not misrepresenting content
• Provide proper acknowledgment of authorship and source
• Avoid commercial exploitation without adherence to license conditions

For questions regarding open access or reuse permissions, contact the editorial office at:
info@johrms-unical.com.ng