Open Access Policy

The Bio-QI Journal (Bio-QI) is a fully open access journal. All content is freely available online immediately on publication, with no subscription, registration or payment required to read it. The journal follows the definition of open access set out by the Budapest Open Access Initiative.

What readers may do

Anyone may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full text of articles, provided the authors and the original publication are properly credited.

Licensing and copyright

• Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
• Authors keep the copyright in their work. No transfer of copyright to the journal is required.
• There is no embargo on any published content.

See the Copyright and Licensing Policy for details.

Article Processing Charges

A charge is payable when a manuscript is accepted. It varies with the type of article and the income level of the corresponding author's country. Full waivers are available to authors from low-income countries, to authors in financial hardship, and to students and early-career researchers without funding. Whether a charge is paid or waived has no influence on editorial decisions. See Article Processing Charges.

Editorial independence

Editorial decisions are made on scientific merit and are independent of any author's ability to pay publication costs.