Polis  is an open access journal, which means that all articles are freely available, ensuring maximum, worldwide dissemination of content. The journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. The main principles of open access we support are: peer – reviewed literature should be freely available without subscription or price barriers; literature is immediately released in open access format (no embargo period); and published material can be re-used without obtaining permission as long as a correct citation to the original publication is given. Polis accepts and is guided by the BOAI definition of open access: http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/boai-10-recommendations
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