Open Access Statement

Economy and Contemporary Society (ECS) is an open access journal.

Economy and Contemporary Society © 2025 Editura Academiei Române (Romanian Academy Publishing House), Gheorghe Zane Institute for Economic and Social Research, is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

The journal upholds an open access policy, grounded in the principle that research findings should be freely available to all interested parties. Its entire content is accessible online at no cost, with no publication fees for authors and no access charges for readers.

Readers are free to view, download, print, search, and share links to the full text of the articles, as well as to use them for lawful, non-commercial purposes, without the need for prior permission from the journal or the author. The only requirement is proper attribution of the source, thereby ensuring recognition of the scientific contribution and supporting an open framework for knowledge dissemination.

Authors retain full copyright over the articles published in the journal, holding the exclusive right to manage and reuse their work according to their own interests. In line with the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative, the published articles are freely available without restriction for reading, downloading, copying, distribution, printing, searching, or any other lawful use, without financial, technical, or administrative barriers.

Authors receive full recognition and must be properly cited when their work is used or referenced. Copyright remains entirely with the authors. The journal holds only the right to publish the original version of the article, without imposing any restrictions on its subsequent republication or dissemination by the authors, provided that the original version published in the ECS journal is duly acknowledged. Any reuse of the material must comply with the terms of the license under which it is published, ensuring transparency, broad dissemination, and global accessibility of scientific content.