Open Access Policy

Creative Saplings is committed to the principles of Open Access, ensuring the free and unrestricted dissemination of scholarly research. To uphold these values, the journal adopts the following Open Access and Copyright Policy:

  1. Open Access Commitment
    All content published in Creative Saplings is freely accessible to the public without any subscription fees or paywalls. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles without requiring prior permission from the publisher or authors, provided they comply with the terms of the license stated below.

  2. Copyright & Licensing
    All published content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). Under this license:

    • Users are free to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format).
    • Users are allowed to adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material).
    • Attribution is required – Proper credit must be given to the original author(s) and source.
    • Commercial use is strictly prohibited – The material cannot be used for commercial purposes.

  3. Author Rights
    Authors retain full copyright over their work while granting Creative Saplings the non-exclusive right to publish and distribute it under the specified license. Authors are free to archive, share, and distribute their work, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original publication in Creative Saplings.

By submitting their work, authors acknowledge and agree to these terms. The journal follows ethical publishing practices and supports unrestricted academic knowledge sharing in compliance with international Open Access standards.

For more details, please refer to the official Creative Commons license:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/