World Journal of Language, Media and Culture, we are firmly committed to open access and the broad digital dissemination of scholarly work. All articles are published exclusively online and are made freely available immediately upon publication, ensuring timely and unrestricted access for readers around the world.

Open access policy

All articles in WJLMC are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. This allows anyone to:

• Read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text

• Use the content for any lawful purpose without prior permission, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s)

This licence supports the widest possible visibility and reuse of academic work while ensuring authors receive due recognition.

Repository archiving rights

Authors are encouraged to deposit their work in institutional, subject-based, or personal repositories. This includes:

• Pre-prints (the version prior to peer review)

• Post-prints (the version after peer review but before final typesetting)

• Publisher’s version (the final published PDF)

There are no embargo periods. Authors may share any version of their article immediately after publication, supporting timely academic dissemination.

WJLMC is preserved through the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) to guarantee long-term accessibility.

Publisher’s version archiving

As an online-only journal, WJLMC allows unrestricted archiving of the final published version. Authors are encouraged to:

• Share the official version of record on personal websites, institutional repositories, and academic networks

• Include a full citation and a link back to the article on the journal’s website to maintain integrity and accurate referencing

No embargo periods

Our journal imposes no delays or restrictions on when authors may deposit any version of their article. From the moment of publication, the work may be archived and disseminated freely.

Conditions of deposit

To support transparency and ensure the scholarly record is preserved:

• All deposited versions must include a proper citation

• A link to the official version on the WJLMC website should be provided

This ensures readers can always access the most complete and accurate version of the article.

Transparency in fees and charges

WJLMC does not charge any article processing or publication fees. For more details, please refer to our open access charge for authors.

Copyright and licensing

Authors retain full copyright of their work. All content is published under the CC BY 4.0 licence, enabling wide reuse and distribution as long as the original authors are properly cited.

Ensuring accessibility

There are no paywalls or registration requirements to access WJLMC content. We are committed to ensuring all research published in our journal is immediately and freely available to the academic community and the general public.