Open access policy

AUTHORS RETAIN THE COPYRIGHT TO THEIR WORK AND GRANT HEALTH AND MEDICAL DISCOVERIES (HMD) A LICENSE TO PUBLISH IT. HEALTH AND MEDICAL DISCOVERIES (HMD) IS A FULLY OPEN-ACCESS JOURNAL DEDICATED TO ACCELERATING MEDICAL RESEARCH AND CLINICAL INNOVATION. ALL PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES ARE PUBLISHED WITH IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT FREE ACCESS FOR ANYONE TO READ, DOWNLOAD, AND SHARE.

OUR OPEN COMMITMENT:

  • FREE TO ACCESS: NO SUBSCRIPTION OR PAYWALL BARRIERS.

  • FREE TO REUSE: ALL ARTICLES ARE PUBLISHED UNDER THE CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 INTERNATIONAL LICENSE (CC BY 4.0). THIS ALLOWS ANYONE TO REDISTRIBUTE AND ADAPT THE CONTENT, INCLUDING FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, AS LONG AS PROPER CREDIT IS GIVEN TO THE ORIGINAL AUTHORS AND HMD.

  • AUTHOR EMPOWERMENT: AUTHORS RETAIN FULL COPYRIGHT TO THEIR WORK AND ARE FREE TO WIDELY SHARE THEIR PUBLISHED ARTICLE.

OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT VITAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL DISCOVERIES ACHIEVE THE BROADEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE AND IMPACT.