Open Access Policy & Redistribution

Electronic Physician (ISSN: 2008-5842) is dedicated to supporting global open science and accelerating the dissemination of medical knowledge. We believe that granting immediate, barrier-free access to scientific research fosters global collaboration, elevates clinical practice, and advances public health worldwide.

1. Free and Immediate Access

All articles published in Electronic Physician are published under an Open Access model.

  • Immediate Availability: Full-text articles (PDF and HTML) are made permanently and freely available on the internet to all users worldwide immediately upon publication.
  • No Access Barriers: Readers do not require subscriptions, paywalls, or institutional access to read, download, print, search, or link to the full texts of all published articles.

2. Licensing & Licensing Terms

Articles in Electronic Physician are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Permitted Uses & Sharing Terms

Under the terms of this license, readers and third parties are free to copy, distribute, and transmit published articles in any medium or format, provided that:

  • Attribution: The original work, authors, and source journal (Electronic Physician) are properly cited.
  • Non-Commercial: The work is used strictly for non-commercial purposes (e.g., educational, research, or personal use).
  • No Derivatives: The article is not modified, adapted, transformed, or built upon in any way without prior written authorization from the journal.

3. Benefits for Authors & Researchers

Publishing open access under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license ensures that your research benefits from:

  • High Global Visibility: Unrestricted access for clinicians, researchers, and policy makers globally, particularly in low- and middle-income nations.
  • Increased Impact & Citations: Broader readership leads to higher discovery, engagement, and academic citation potential.
  • Copyright Preservation: Authors retain the integrity of their published work while granting the public rights to distribute and cite the research ethically.