Open Access Policy

The Journal of Pericardiology (JOP) operates as a fully open-access scholarly journal. All articles published in the journal are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. The journal supports the principle that scientific knowledge should be widely available without financial or access barriers.

Through its open-access publishing model, the journal ensures that clinicians, researchers, healthcare professionals, and students worldwide can freely access and benefit from the latest research in pericardial diseases and cardiovascular medicine.

1. Free and Immediate Access

All articles published in the Journal of Pericardiology are available online without subscription or registration requirements. Readers may freely access the full text of articles from anywhere in the world immediately after publication.

Users are permitted to:

Read and download full-text articles
Copy and distribute published content
Print or share articles for educational and research purposes
Link to articles and include them in scholarly databases

This unrestricted access ensures that scientific findings reach a broad international audience and contribute to the advancement of medical research and clinical practice.

2. Licensing and Reuse

Articles published in the Journal of Pericardiology are distributed under a Creative Commons license, which allows others to share, reuse, and build upon the published work provided that proper credit is given to the original authors and source.

The specific Creative Commons license applied to each article is clearly indicated in the final published version. Authors retain copyright ownership of their work while granting the journal the right to publish, distribute, and archive the article.

This licensing model supports responsible sharing and encourages wider dissemination of scientific knowledge.

3. Editorial and Peer Review Standards

The open-access publishing model does not influence the editorial standards of the Journal of Pericardiology. All manuscripts submitted to the journal undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process to ensure the quality, originality, and scientific validity of the research.

Editorial decisions are made solely on the basis of scholarly merit, relevance to the journal’s scope, and the quality of the research presented.

4. Commitment to Open Science

The Journal of Pericardiology supports the global movement toward open science and transparent research communication. Open access helps increase the visibility and impact of scholarly work while enabling researchers, clinicians, and policymakers to benefit from timely scientific discoveries.

By providing unrestricted access to high-quality cardiovascular and pericardial research, the journal contributes to the advancement of global medical knowledge and supports collaboration within the international scientific community.