Open access policy

Finance and Management Review (FMR) is a fully open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research in finance, management, and related economic fields . We believe that advancing knowledge in financial systems, corporate governance, and organizational management requires the immediate and unrestricted sharing of research across the global academic, policy, and professional community .

Our Open Access Commitment:

  • Immediate and Permanent Free Access: All articles are published online and made freely available to readers immediately upon publication. No subscriptions, no paywalls, and no embargo periods apply. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author . Every research article, review, and empirical study is accessible to researchers, financial professionals, business leaders, policymakers, and academic scholars worldwide without financial or institutional barriers .

  • Creative Commons License: Every article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. This license permits anyone to share, copy, and redistribute the material in any medium or format, provided that:

    • Attribution – Proper credit is given to the original authors and Finance and Management Review (FMR).

    • NonCommercial – The material may not be used for commercial purposes without explicit permission from the copyright holder.

    • NoDerivatives – If users remix, transform, or build upon the material, they may not distribute the modified material.

  • Authors Retain Copyright: Authors hold full copyright to their scholarly work. FMR receives a non-exclusive license to publish and distribute the article under the open-access terms described above, ensuring authors retain control over their intellectual property while maximizing dissemination .

  • Advancing Financial and Managerial Knowledge: Authors are encouraged to deposit their published articles in institutional repositories, personal websites, and academic networks to ensure that research on finance and management reaches colleagues across disciplines and borders, fostering evidence-based decision-making and innovative business practices .

This policy ensures that research in finance, management, and economics achieves maximum visibility and impact while respecting the integrity and commercial considerations of authors' work, upholding the principles of free dissemination of scientific information for global social progress