Open Access Policy

The journal “Agricultural Machinery” is a fully open access scientific publication, providing free and unrestricted access to all published content for readers worldwide.

All articles published in the journal are available for:

  • free reading;
  • downloading;
  • distribution;
  • citation;
  • use for scientific, educational, and professional purposes.

Access to published materials does not require registration, subscription, or any financial payment.

 Access Rights

The journal operates under a full open access model. All materials are published in electronic format on the official website of the journal and remain permanently accessible without time limitations.

The absence of access fees ensures equal opportunities for researchers, educators, students, agricultural enterprises, research institutions, libraries, and other interested stakeholders.

 Licensing and User Rights

The journal applies the

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Under this license, users are permitted to:

  • copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format;
  • adapt, transform, and build upon the material;
  • use the content for scientific, educational, and professional purposes.

The only requirement is:

  • proper attribution to the author(s);
  • citation of the original source;
  • indication of the applied license;
  • clear identification of any changes made.

Use of the material must not imply endorsement by the authors or the Editorial Board.

 Authors’ Rights

Authors retain copyright of their published works.

Submission of a manuscript to the journal grants the Editorial Board the right of first publication and distribution in electronic form.

Authors are allowed to:

  • deposit published articles in institutional repositories;
  • share them on personal or academic websites;
  • use them in teaching materials;
  • include them in dissertations, monographs, and other scholarly works.

 Compliance with International Open Access Principles

The journal’s open access policy complies with the principles of the

Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), which promotes free, permanent, and unrestricted access to scholarly research.

This approach supports the dissemination of engineering and agricultural knowledge, fosters innovation in agricultural machinery and technology, and enhances the international visibility of research outcomes.