The National Journal of Community Service implements a full open access policy, in which all published articles are freely and permanently accessible to the public. Every article may be read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, and reused by anyone without subscription fees or access charges immediately after publication.

This journal supports the principle that open access to research and community service outcomes can accelerate the dissemination of knowledge, enhance global collaboration, and promote sustainable scientific and technological innovation.

All articles published in this journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits others to use, distribute, adapt, and develop the work, provided that proper attribution is given to the original author(s).

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Readers’ Rights

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Authors’ Rights

Authors retain copyright of their published works and grant the journal a non-exclusive right to publish and distribute the articles.