Open Access Policy

Journal of Political Science, Law & Governance is committed to promoting unrestricted access to high-quality scholarly research in the fields of political science, law, governance, public policy, international relations, public administration, constitutional studies, and related interdisciplinary areas.

All published articles are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication without subscription fees or access charges for readers worldwide.

The journal follows an Article Processing Charge (APC) model to support editorial management, peer review, production services, online hosting, indexing, and long-term digital preservation of published content.

Licensing and Copyright

All articles published in the journal are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Under this license, users are permitted to:

• Read, download, copy, distribute, print, and share published articles
• Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the published work
• Reuse the content for lawful commercial and non-commercial purposes

provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source.

Author Rights

Authors retain copyright of their published work while granting the journal the right to publish, archive, preserve, and distribute the article as part of the permanent scholarly record.

Accessibility and Knowledge Dissemination

The journal supports the global exchange of scholarly knowledge by encouraging open, ethical, and responsible sharing of research to advance understanding of political systems, legal frameworks, governance practices, public policy, democratic institutions, and social justice worldwide.