Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy

The Journal of Sport Management Knowledge, published by the University of Tabriz, is committed to the principle that the outcomes of scientific research should be freely and openly accessible to the global research community and the public without discrimination or unnecessary restrictions. Accordingly, all articles published in this journal are made available under an Open Access model and can be accessed immediately upon publication without any subscription or access fees.

The publication and operational costs of the journal are covered by the University of Tabriz, the journal's publisher. Readers are free to read, download, copy, print, search, distribute, and share the published articles, provided that such use complies with the terms of the journal's licensing policy.

Copyright and Licensing

The Journal of Sport Management Knowledge fully adheres to the principles of open-access publishing under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

Authors retain the copyright of their published works. They are permitted to archive and disseminate the published version of their articles in institutional repositories, personal websites, disciplinary repositories, and academic social networking platforms.

Users may read, download, reproduce, distribute, and share the published articles for non-commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and the source is properly cited.

Articles published in this journal may be immediately deposited in repositories and shared through academic networks, personal websites, and other scholarly platforms. Furthermore, readers may print, archive, include, and use the articles in educational materials, course syllabi, and non-commercial research and teaching activities, provided that the authors' rights are respected and appropriate citation to the original publication is maintained.

For further information regarding the terms and conditions of this license, readers are encouraged to consult the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.