Open Access Policy

The Proceedings of the International Music and Performing Arts Conference (IMPAC Proceedings) provides immediate open access to all published content. Full-text articles are freely available online with no subscription or access barriers.

1. Access Rights

Readers are free to:
✔ Read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of articles.
✔ Use the content for lawful purposes without requiring prior permission from the authors or publisher.

2. Licence Terms

IMPAC Proceedings publishes under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0).
This licence permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Authors retain copyright and grant IMPAC Proceedings the right of first publication.

3. Open Access Model

IMPAC Proceedings follows a gold open access model, ensuring that all published articles are freely available immediately upon publication. No subscription fees are charged to readers.

Publication and editorial costs are covered through the IMPAC conference framework.
For details on the current Article Processing Charges (APCs) and Fees, please refer to the APC Policy page 

4. Benefits of Open Access

Open access enhances the visibility, accessibility, and impact of research in music, theatre, dance, and other performing arts. It enables scholars, practitioners, educators, and cultural researchers worldwide to engage with new developments in performance studies, ethnomusicology, ethnochoreology, cultural studies, and arts education.

This model fosters inclusive knowledge sharing, encourages interdisciplinary dialogue, and advances scholarship in the performing arts locally, regionally, and globally.

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All published articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to ensure permanent online accessibility and citation tracking.
For any material not covered by the article’s Creative Commons licence, permission must be obtained directly from the copyright holder.

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