Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy

RHR provides immediate and open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global knowledge exchange. RHR is an "open access" journal that gives online access free of charge and other access barriers.

RHR supports the Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing. It defines an open access journal as one that grants a "free, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual right of access to, and a license to copy, use, distribute, transmit, and display the work publicly and to make and distribute derivative works, in any digital medium for any responsible purpose, subject to proper attribution of authorship" and from which every article is "deposited immediately upon initial publication in at least one online repository."

RHR is more than just an open-access publication model. It's a platform that enables free-of-cost dissemination of refereed research to the global community. We are committed to supporting the highest quality of scientific research to drive progress in academic research with innovation. RHR takes a small amount of article-publishing charges to cover the cost of running the journal and ensuring your work reaches a wide audience. Authors publishing with RHR retain the copyright to their work, allowing the articles to be re-used and re-distributed without restriction as long as the original work is correctly cited. By partnering with learned institutions and societies, RHR supports researchers in communicating discoveries that make a difference, helping you achieve your goals in an ever-changing world.