Open Access Policy

MET Manthan

Open Access Statement

MET Manthan is committed to the free and unrestricted dissemination of scholarly knowledge. The journal follows an Open Access publishing model, ensuring that all published articles are immediately and permanently available online without subscription fees or access restrictions.

The journal believes that open access to high-quality research promotes global knowledge exchange, academic collaboration, innovation, and evidence-based decision-making across academia, industry, government, and society.

Immediate Open Access

All articles published in MET Manthan are made freely available online immediately upon publication.

Readers may:

• Read articles free of charge.
• Download full-text articles.
• Copy and distribute published content.
• Print articles for educational and research purposes.
• Share links to published articles.
• Use published content in accordance with applicable copyright and licensing terms.

No registration or subscription is required to access journal content.

Benefits of Open Access

The Open Access model adopted by MET Manthan provides several benefits:

• Increased visibility of published research.
• Greater citation potential.
• Wider dissemination of knowledge.
• Enhanced collaboration among researchers.
• Improved accessibility for practitioners, policymakers, and students.
• Global reach without financial barriers.

Access Rights

All users have the right to:

• Access published content free of charge.
• Download and save articles for personal and academic use.
• Share articles with colleagues and students.
• Cite and reference published work appropriately.

Users must provide proper attribution to the original authors and source.

Author Rights

Authors retain significant rights over their scholarly work, subject to the journal's copyright and licensing policies.

Authors may:

• Share links to published articles.
• Deposit accepted manuscripts in institutional repositories.
• Use published content for teaching and academic purposes.
• Include published articles in theses, dissertations, and future scholarly works with proper citation.

No Access Fees

MET Manthan does not charge readers or institutions for accessing published content.

The journal does not impose:

• Subscription Fees
• Reader Access Fees
• Download Charges
• Viewing Charges

All journal content remains freely accessible worldwide.

Long-Term Availability

The journal is committed to preserving published content through digital archiving and preservation mechanisms to ensure long-term accessibility and availability.

Published articles remain part of the permanent scholarly record and continue to be accessible through the journal website and designated archival systems.

Compliance with Open Scholarship Principles

MET Manthan supports the principles of:

• Open Access Publishing
• Research Transparency
• Knowledge Sharing
• Scholarly Collaboration
• Responsible Research Communication

The journal encourages authors to make research findings widely available for the advancement of management education, research, innovation, and professional practice.

APC and Open Access

MET Manthan follows a Diamond Open Access model.

• Submission Charges: NIL
• Article Processing Charges (APC): NIL
• Publication Charges: NIL
• Reader Access Charges: NIL

Neither authors nor readers are charged for participation in the publication process.

Commitment to Knowledge Dissemination

MET Manthan is dedicated to making quality management research accessible to researchers, educators, practitioners, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and students worldwide. The journal believes that unrestricted access to scholarly information contributes to innovation, sustainable development, and the advancement of management knowledge.