AFIYATUN – Journal of Health Sciences is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, as long as proper citation is provided.

This policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), supporting the principle that making research freely available to the public promotes a greater global exchange of knowledge.

License

All articles published in this journal are licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
This license allows others to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially

As long as appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source.

Author Rights

Authors retain the copyright of their articles and grant the journal the right of first publication. Authors may:

• Archive their published articles in institutional repositories or personal websites

• Reuse content with proper citation

• Distribute copies for educational or non-commercial purposes

Access Fees

There are no subscription fees or article processing charges (APCs).
All articles are accessible free of charge to everyone, ensuring global access to health sciences research.