Posting article policy

1. Open Access Policy
Management and Applied Learning in Local and Adventure Tourism (MALALA) adopts a full open access policy. All published articles are freely accessible to readers worldwide without subscription or access fees.

2. License and Copyright
All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License.
Authors retain full copyright of their work and grant the journal the right to publish, distribute, and promote the article.

3. Article Processing Charge (APC)
The journal applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) policy. All publication fees are transparently stated on the journal’s website prior to manuscript submission.

4. Peer Review Process
All submitted manuscripts undergo a double-blind peer review process to ensure academic quality, originality, and relevance to the journal scope.

5. Publication Ethics
The journal follows international publication ethics standards, including the prevention of plagiarism, duplicate publication, data fabrication, and conflicts of interest.

6. Archiving and Preservation
All published articles are permanently archived through digital preservation systems to ensure long-term accessibility and availability.

7. Article Posting and Accessibility

• Articles are published online immediately after acceptance and final editing.
• The final published version is freely accessible without embargo.
• Article metadata are distributed to indexing services and academic databases.

8. Author Self-Archiving Policy
Authors are permitted to:

• Deposit and share the published version in institutional repositories, personal websites, or academic platforms.
• Use their articles for academic and non-commercial purposes with proper citation to the original publication.

9. Withdrawal and Retraction Policy
The journal implements withdrawal and retraction procedures in accordance with internationally recognized publication ethics guidelines.