Policies of the Journal

Open Access Policy

The Vertex Journal of Economic Sciences (VJES) is a fully open access journal, providing immediate, worldwide, barrier-free access to the full text of all published articles without charging any fees to readers or authors.

  • Readers have unrestricted rights to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of all articles published in VJES.
  • This model is based on the principle that freely available research fosters a greater global exchange of knowledge in economics and related disciplines.
  • Such accessibility also contributes to increased readership and higher citation rates of authors’ work.

We align with the principles of the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), which develops systems to advance scholarly quality and public dissemination of research by freely distributing software that supports open access publishing.

Policy on Intellectual Property

Copyright Ownership

  • Authors retain full copyright of their original works published in VJES.
  • We fully respect and acknowledge the intellectual property rights of our authors.

Creative Commons License

  • All content published in VJES is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
  • This license permits free sharing, adaptation, and reuse of published material, provided proper attribution is given to the original authors.

Accessibility & Archiving

  • Readers and users may freely access, download, and share articles.
  • Institutional repositories and libraries are encouraged to archive our content for long-term preservation.

Proper Attribution

  • Users must cite content correctly, including:
    • Author names
    • Article titles
    • Journal name (Vertex Journal of Economic Sciences)
    • Volume/Issue details (if applicable)
    • Year of publication
    • DOI (if assigned)

No Additional Restrictions

  • No legal or technological restrictions may be imposed on VJES content beyond those stipulated by the CC BY 4.0 license.

Non-Endorsement

  • Use of VJES content does not imply endorsement by the journal or its editorial team.

Authors, readers, and users are expected to respect the CC BY license, provide accurate attribution, and uphold the highest standards of academic integrity.

Conflict of Interest Policy

For Authors

  • Authors must declare that they have no financial, commercial, legal, political, intellectual, or personal interests that could improperly influence their work.
  • They must also confirm that there are no subjective relationships affecting their research.

For Reviewers

  • Reviewers must disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest to the Editor-in-Chief immediately.
  • They must not request citations of their own work to enhance personal metrics and must maintain confidentiality.

For Editorial Board Members

  • Editors must avoid handling manuscripts where conflicts of interest exist and reassign such manuscripts to other editors.
  • Unpublished manuscripts must not be used for personal research without the author’s written consent.
  • Editors must disclose financial or grant support and avoid undue influence.

Submissions from Editorial Board Members

  • Editorial board members may submit to VJES, but their manuscripts undergo independent peer review and they are excluded from related editorial decisions.

Article Withdrawal Policy

Pre-Publication Withdrawal

  • Authors may request withdrawal within one week of submission with valid reasons.
  • Requests must include the article ID and full manuscript details.

Post-Publication Withdrawal

  • Allowed only in exceptional cases such as legal disputes or proven plagiarism/copyright issues.

To Avoid Withdrawal Issues

  • Secure consent from all co-authors before submission.
  • Ensure alignment with the journal’s scope.
  • Obtain institutional permissions or No Objection Certificates (NOCs).
  • Check plagiarism before submission.
  • Submit to one journal at a time.
  • Confirm final manuscript version and author list.
  • Be responsive to communications from the journal.

Failure to reply to repeated reminders may result in automatic withdrawal or holding of the manuscript.

Commitment to Transparency & Ethics

The Vertex Journal of Economic Sciences (VJES), under SPD, is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, intellectual honesty, and transparent open access scholarship.

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