Open Access

This is a Gold Open Access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his or her 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. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.

Note: From launch until December 31, 2026, no article processing charges apply. Starting January 1, 2027, an Article Processing Charge of 50 USD will apply to all accepted manuscripts. Readers will always have free access to all content.

License & Copyright

The Journal of Digital Frontier applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license to published articles. Under this license, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their content, but they allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute and or copy the content as long as the original authors and source are cited. Appropriate attribution can be provided by simply citing the original article.