JoGSE is committed to the principle of open access publishing, recognizing that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. In alignment with this commitment, all articles are published with immediate and unrestricted access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This ensures that everyone has the freedom to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles published in our journal.

Under the CC BY 4.0 license, articles published in JoGSE may be copied, redistributed, remixed, transformed, and built upon for any purpose, even commercially. However, it is mandatory to give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the journal, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and clearly indicate if any changes were made. The full details of the license are accessible at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The adoption of the CC BY license facilitates compliance with the open access requirements of many funders and institutions and supports the wider dissemination and use of knowledge. By applying this license, JoGSE ensures that authors, readers, and third parties have the flexibility to engage with published content in diverse ways while respecting the principles of academic integrity and proper attribution.