Open Access Policy

Beacon: International Journal of Education and Social Studies (BEACON) provides immediate open access to all published content based on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

All articles published in this journal are freely accessible and available for anyone to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link, or use for lawful purposes without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

Readers are free to:

  1. Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, including commercial use.
  2. Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use.

These freedoms cannot be revoked as long as users comply with the license terms.

Under the following conditions:

  1. Attribution — Users must provide appropriate credit to the original author(s), provide a link to the license, and indicate whether changes were made. Attribution must not suggest endorsement by the author or publisher.
  2. ShareAlike — If users remix, transform, or build upon the material, they must distribute their contributions under the same license as the original work.
  3. No Additional Restrictions — Users may not apply legal or technological measures that restrict others from exercising the rights permitted by the license.

Everyone has the right to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and copy the published articles in accordance with the journal’s open access policy.