Open Access Policy

English Language Instruction Studies is an open access journal, providing free and immediate access to its content worldwide. By adopting an open-access publishing model, ELIS is committed to ensuring that scholarly research is freely available to researchers, educators, students, practitioners, policymakers, and the wider public without subscription or registration barriers. The journal believes that unrestricted access to scientific knowledge promotes academic collaboration, accelerates the dissemination of research findings, and increases the visibility and impact of published articles across the global scholarly community.

All articles published in ELIS are made freely available immediately upon publication. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text of published articles without financial, legal, or technical restrictions, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source. This policy supports the broad dissemination of knowledge and encourages the application of research findings in educational practice, policy development, and future scholarly investigations.

The open-access model adopted by ELIS benefits both authors and readers. Authors gain greater visibility, broader dissemination, and increased opportunities for academic recognition, while readers enjoy unrestricted access to current research regardless of their institutional affiliation or geographical location. Through this approach, ELIS seeks to foster international scholarly communication and contribute to the continuous advancement of English language education and related disciplines.

Authors retain the copyright of their published work while granting ELIS the right to publish and disseminate the article. Unless otherwise specified, articles published in ELIS are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source.

ELIS is also committed to preserving the long-term accessibility of all published articles through reliable digital publishing practices. The journal continuously supports sustainable scholarly communication by maintaining permanent online availability of its content, ensuring that published research remains accessible and beneficial to the international academic community for years to come.