Open Access

Core Principles

The Journal of Pharmacology and Drug Development (JPDD) is a fully open-access journal. All articles are made freely and permanently available to all readers worldwide immediately upon publication. There are no subscription fees or paywalls of any kind.

We are committed to the principle that freely accessible research promotes a wider global exchange of knowledge, benefiting authors, researchers, and the public.

 

Publishing Fees (Article Processing Charges)

JPDD is a Diamond/Platinum Open Access journal.

We are proud to support the scientific community by not charging any fees to authors or their institutions. There are:

  • No Article Processing Charges (APCs)

  • No Submission Fees

  • No Fees for color figures or page counts

The journal is fully funded by Al-Nahrain University, College of Pharmacy, allowing us to offer a high-quality, peer-reviewed, and fully open-access publication to authors and readers at no cost.

 

Licensing & Copyright

 

Author Copyright

Authors who publish with JPDD retain full copyright of their work. The work is published under a Creative Commons license that allows for open reuse.

 

Creative Commons License

All articles published in JPDD are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

This license is the global standard for open access and allows anyone, for any purpose, to:

  • Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

  • Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material (even commercially).

 

User & Author Responsibilities

 

User Obligations (Attribution)

The CC BY 4.0 license permits maximum reuse, but it requires that all users provide appropriate attribution to the original work. This means you must:

  1. Give appropriate credit to the original author(s).

  2. Provide a link to the license (CC BY 4.0).

  3. Indicate if any changes were made to the original material.

  4. Provide a link to the original article on the JPDD website.

 

Benefits of This Policy

  • Maximum Visibility: Your work is accessible to a global audience, increasing its potential for citation and impact.

  • Author Control: You retain the copyright to your work.

  • Wide Dissemination: The CC BY 4.0 license allows your work to be included in scientific archives, repositories, and databases, ensuring its long-term preservation and availability.

  • Equity: Researchers from all institutions and countries, regardless of their funding, can publish their work in JPDD.