Open Access Policy

ProData is committed to the principles of open access and the free dissemination of academic knowledge. We believe that research should be accessible to everyone, regardless of geographic, institutional, or financial limitations. As such, all content published in ProData is freely available online to readers worldwide, without subscription or paywall barriers.

Open Access Model

We operate under the Gold Open Access model. All articles are made freely and permanently available immediately upon publication. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, by the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.

Licensing

All articles published in ProData are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) unless otherwise stated. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Authors retain the copyright to their work, granting the journal a license to publish and distribute the content.

Archiving and Preservation

ProData ensures the long-term preservation of its content through digital archiving in trusted repositories such as [e.g., CLOCKSS, Portico, or a university repository]. All articles are assigned DOIs to ensure permanent accessibility.

Self-Archiving and Repositories

Authors are encouraged to deposit the published version of their article in institutional or subject repositories, personal websites, or academic social networks, with proper citation and a link to the version of record.