Open Access Policy

Frontiers in Technology and Engineering Integration (FTEI), published by Lees Academics, is committed to the permanent and free availability of scholarly research. We believe that removing barriers to research in science and technology accelerates innovation and empowers the next generation of researchers. All research published in FTEI is fully Open Access, providing immediate and unrestricted access to readers worldwide.

1. Licensing and Copyright

To ensure the widest possible distribution of research, FTEI publishes all articles under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

  • Author Ownership: Authors retain the copyright to their work. You do not "sign away" your rights to the journal.

  • Public Rights: Under the CC BY license, readers are free to share (copy and redistribute) and adapt (remix, transform, and build upon) the material for any purpose, even commercially.

  • Requirement: Users must give appropriate credit (citation), provide a link to the license, and indicate if any changes were made.

2. Benefits for Authors

By publishing under an Open Access model with FTEI, authors benefit from:

  • Higher Visibility: Articles are available to anyone with an internet connection, including researchers in developing nations and students at institutions without expensive database subscriptions.

  • Increased Impact: Open access articles typically receive more citations and social media mentions than those behind paywalls.

  • Compliance: Our policy meets the open access mandates of most major funding agencies (such as the NIH, Wellcome Trust, or European Commission).

3. Self-Archiving Policy (Green Open Access)

FTEI actively encourages authors to share their work. Authors are permitted and encouraged to self-archive their work in the following ways, with no embargo period:

  • Post the submitted version (pre-print), accepted version (post-print), or the final published PDF (Version of Record).

  • Deposit in institutional repositories (e.g., a university's digital library), personal websites or blogs, or subject-based repositories (e.g., SSRN or RePEc).

This may be done immediately upon publication.

4. Article Processing Charges (APC)

As a member of Lees Academics, FTEI operates on a sustainable Open Access model. To cover the costs of peer review, professional editing, website maintenance, and global archiving, a one-time Article Processing Charge (APC) is applied to papers accepted for publication.

Transparency: There are no submission fees; the APC is charged only after your paper has been accepted.