The Naogaon Medical College Journal (NMC Journal) operates under a strong open-access policy, ensuring that all its content is freely available to users or their institutions without any charge. This open-access model means that individuals and organizations can access, download, and share the journal's articles without needing to subscribe or register. NMC Journal believes that unrestricted access to research fosters scientific discovery, encourages collaboration, and supports the global dissemination of knowledge—especially in resource-limited areas where access to high-quality medical research may otherwise be restricted. This open-access policy directly aligns with the journal's mission to increase the visibility and impact of medical and health sciences research, contributing to the improvement of healthcare practices and public health outcomes worldwide.

 

Licensing

All articles published in the NMC Journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) license. This license allows users to copy, distribute, and adapt the content freely for non-commercial purposes, provided that the original authors and the journal are credited properly. However, commercial use of the content is prohibited without explicit permission from the authors or the publisher, safeguarding intellectual property rights.

 

Author Rights

NMC Journal ensures that authors retain full rights to their published work. By choosing to publish under the open-access model with a CC BY-NC license, authors maintain ownership of their research and are free to share, adapt, and distribute it. Authors have the right to:

• Reproduce and share their work in any format, including in institutional repositories, websites, or social media.
• Adapt the content for educational or scholarly use, creating derivative works with appropriate attribution.
• Receive credit for their work, thereby enhancing their reputation and the visibility of their research.

 

Benefits of Open Access

1. Global Reach: Open access ensures that articles are available to a worldwide audience, particularly in regions with limited access to subscription-based journals.
2. Faster Dissemination: Articles are immediately accessible upon publication, facilitating rapid information exchange and accelerating scientific progress.
3. Increased Citations: Open-access articles are cited more frequently due to their broader availability, increasing academic and professional impact.
4. Support for Education and Healthcare: Educators, students, and policymakers can freely use the journal’s content for teaching, policy development, and clinical practice.
5. No Financial Barriers: Readers and institutions face no subscription fees, ensuring equal access to groundbreaking medical research.

 

No Access Charges

NMC Journal operates with a no-access charges policy. Neither authors nor readers are required to pay any fees to submit, or access the journal’s content. The journal firmly believes that financial barriers should not restrict the dissemination of crucial medical research, and its fully open-access model allows free access to the global research community.

 

Ethical Use and Reuse of Research

The CC BY-NC license encourages the ethical use and reuse of research:

• Users can share, distribute, and build upon the work for non-commercial purposes, ensuring broad dissemination.
• Proper attribution must be given to the original authors and the journal.
• Commercial use is prohibited without explicit permission, safeguarding authors' rights.

 

Post-Publication Access and Archiving

NMC Journal is committed to the long-term preservation of its content. Once published, all articles are permanently archived and accessible through academic databases and digital archiving services, ensuring access for future generations of researchers, clinicians, and educators. The journal partners with indexing and archiving services to enhance article discoverability on major academic platforms, further increasing the reach and impact of the research.