Open Access Statement

The open access statement for Innovations in Midwifery & Child Health Practices (IMCHP) is as follows:

"Innovations in Midwifery & Child Health Practices (IMCHP) is an open access journal, providing immediate and unrestricted access to its content to support the dissemination of knowledge and advancement of research in the fields of midwifery and child health practices. All articles published in IMCHP are freely available to read, download, and share, ensuring that research findings are accessible to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the public worldwide.

IMCHP is committed to the principles of open access, enabling authors to retain copyright of their work and granting users the rights to copy, redistribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the content, provided proper attribution is given to the original source and any derivative works are shared under the same license.

In accordance with this commitment, IMCHP adopts the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), which allows for maximum flexibility in sharing and reusing scholarly content while promoting collaboration, innovation, and knowledge exchange. Under this license, readers are free to access, use, and distribute IMCHP content for any lawful purpose, provided they attribute the work appropriately and share any derivative works under the same license.

By embracing open access principles, IMCHP aims to democratize access to research and contribute to the global scholarly community by fostering a culture of openness, transparency, and inclusivity in academic publishing."

This statement highlights IMCHP's commitment to open access principles and the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, which enables authors to retain copyright while allowing users to freely access, share, and build upon the published content.