Open Access Policy
Policy Statement
The Journal of Midwifery, Maternal and Reproductive Health Studies (J2MR) provides immediate, free, and unrestricted open access to the full text of all published articles. J2MR adheres to the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge and accelerates the advancement of evidence-based midwifery and reproductive health practice.
All articles published by J2MR are permanently and freely accessible online, immediately upon publication, without any subscription, registration, or payment barrier for readers.
License
CC BY-SA
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
All articles published in J2MR are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, allowing readers to freely access, reuse, and build upon the published work under the conditions described below.
Under this license, users are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, for any purpose, including commercial use.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material, for any purpose, including commercial use.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — Appropriate credit must be given to the original author(s) and J2MR, a link to the license must be provided, and any changes made must be indicated. This may be done in any reasonable manner, but not in a way that suggests J2MR or the authors endorse the user or their use of the work.
- ShareAlike — If the material is remixed, transformed, or built upon, the resulting contributions must be distributed under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 license as the original.
Author Rights and Copyright
Copyright Retention
Authors retain full copyright of their published work and grant J2MR the right to be the first publisher of the article, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Self-Archiving
Authors are permitted and encouraged to self-archive the published version of their article (e.g., in institutional repositories, personal websites, ORCID, ResearchGate, or Google Scholar) at any time after publication.
No Embargo Period
There is no embargo period for open access to J2MR articles. Full-text access is available immediately upon online publication.
Why J2MR Supports Open Access
Given the direct relevance of midwifery, maternal, and reproductive health research to clinical practice and public health policy, J2MR believes that unrestricted access accelerates the translation of evidence into practice. Open access enables:
- Midwives, nurses, and clinicians in low-resource settings to access up-to-date, evidence-based knowledge without financial barriers.
- Policymakers and public health practitioners to draw directly upon published findings to strengthen maternal and reproductive health programs.
- Researchers worldwide to build upon, cite, and further develop the scientific work published in J2MR.
- Greater visibility, citation potential, and societal impact for the authors who publish their work in the journal.
Open Knowledge for Better Maternal and Reproductive Health
Journal of Midwifery, Maternal and Reproductive Health Studies
