Open Access Policies

License of Use and Distribution

All content published in the journal Nullius is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This means that use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium are permitted, provided that appropriate credit is given to the authors and the journal.

Creative Commons License

Copyright

  • Authors retain copyright and publication rights to their work, subject to certain ethical and legal conditions.
  • The journal requests the right of first publication. However, if manuscripts have previously been deposited in preprint servers, this restriction does not apply.
  • All articles, both print and electronic, are published by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Technical University of Manabí. For commercial use by authors or third parties, it is mandatory to cite the original source (web link and name of the university) in any partial or complete reproduction.

Self-Archiving and Open Science Policy

In alignment with Open Science practices, Nullius adopts self-archiving policies in accordance with Sherpa/Romeo. Authors may self-archive their manuscripts in institutional or subject repositories under the conditions of the license.

Digital Preservation

The journal is committed to the long-term digital preservation of its publications. To this end, it implements the following actions:

  • Periodic backups in digital repositories such as Zenodo, OpenAIRE, and Google Drive.
  • Conversion of files to secure and open formats, prioritizing the use of PDF, RTF, TIFF, and JPG, instead of proprietary formats.
  • Regular verification of file integrity to prevent corruption.
  • Ongoing monitoring and technological updates to facilitate migration to new formats in case of obsolescence.

Authors are encouraged to submit their work in formats that are easily accessible and suitable for long-term preservation.

Publication Charges

Nullius is an open access journal that does not charge author processing charges (APCs) or any other fees to authors at any stage of the editorial process.