Open Access Policy and Copyright
Open Access Commitment
The Applied Journal of Digital Innovation (AJDI) is an open access journal committed to the free and global dissemination of scientific knowledge.
All content published by AJDI is immediately and permanently available online without restriction or subscription fees.
Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles without prior permission from the publisher or the authors.
AJDI follows the principles of Open Access as defined by the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and supports academic transparency, knowledge sharing, and citation visibility.
License and User Rights
All articles published in AJDI are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited and credited.
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
You are free to:
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Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
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Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use.
Under the following terms:
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Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
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No additional restrictions: You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
This license is compatible with the principles of Free Cultural Works and ensures maximum dissemination of the research published.
Author Rights and Responsibilities
Authors retain copyright ownership of their work while granting AJDI the right of first publication under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Authors are encouraged to:
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Share and distribute their published work electronically through personal websites, institutional repositories, or academic networks.
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Deposit their articles in open-access databases such as Sherpa/Romeo, Dulcinea, Diadorim, or institutional repositories.
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Cite the original publication in AJDI when sharing or archiving their work.
This policy aims to increase visibility, encourage scholarly communication, and promote early citation of published research.
Use Beyond the License
Any use of published materials that falls outside the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license must be requested in advance by contacting the editorial office at:
The editorial team will evaluate such requests in accordance with AJDI’s ethical and legal standards.
Transparency and Long-Term Access
AJDI ensures the long-term preservation of all published content through Portico and adheres to international best practices for digital archiving, accessibility, and citation sustainability.
