Open Access Policy

Why Femington Supports Open Access?

Femington Academic Publishing adopts an open-access publishing model as a deliberate editorial and institutional choice, grounded in how contemporary medical research is conducted, evaluated, and applied.

1. Medical Research Demands Immediate Accessibility

Research in medical sciences and clinical practice directly informs patient care, public health decisions, and healthcare policy. Restricting access delays critical evaluation, replication, and translation into practice. Open access ensures that research published by Femington can be examined, validated, and applied without delay.

2. Knowledge Creation Extends Beyond Traditional Academia

Important contributions to medical research increasingly arise from clinicians, hospitals, public health institutions, independent researchers, and interdisciplinary teams who may lack access to subscription-based journals. Open access reflects Femington’s recognition of this broader medical research ecosystem.

3. Transparency Is Essential for Ethical and Trustworthy Medical Research

Reproducibility, ethical oversight, and clinical accountability require that study methods, data interpretations, and results be openly available. Open access supports transparency and trust, which are essential when research has implications for patient safety and healthcare outcomes.

4. Global Participation Strengthens Scholarly Quality

Femington publishes medical research for a global audience, including clinicians and researchers in regions with limited institutional resources. Open access removes structural barriers, enabling wider critical review, replication, and participation in medical scholarship.

5. Alignment with Responsible Medical Research and Public Health Principles

Publicly accessible medical research supports responsible clinical practice and informed decision-making by practitioners, policymakers, and public health stakeholders. Femington views open access as integral to responsible medical publishing, not merely a distribution choice.

6. Long-Term Preservation and Scholarly Continuity

Open-access publishing facilitates long-term discoverability and archival stability of medical research. By removing access restrictions, Femington ensures that published studies remain available, citable, and clinically relevant over time, independent of institutional subscriptions.

7. Editorial Independence from Access-Based Gatekeeping

Femington’s editorial decisions are based on scientific merit, ethical compliance, and clinical relevance rather than perceived commercial value. Open access allows IJCRMS to prioritize research quality and integrity without subscription-driven constraints.