Open Access
All journals published on this platform are fully open access — freely available to read, download, and share without subscription or paywall.
Our Commitment
The University of Benin believes that academic knowledge should be freely accessible to all. Every article published across our journals is immediately available upon publication at no cost to readers anywhere in the world.
This commitment to open access reflects our mission to advance scholarship in Nigeria and contribute to the global academic community without financial barriers.
What Open Access Means
Free to Read
All published articles are freely accessible online without subscription, registration, or payment.
Free to Download
Full-text PDFs of all articles can be downloaded at no cost for personal and academic use.
Permanent Access
Published articles remain permanently accessible. We do not remove content from public access.
Author Rights
Authors retain the right to self-archive and share their work for non-commercial academic purposes.
Article Processing Charges
To sustain open-access publishing, authors whose manuscripts are accepted for publication are required to pay the following charges:
Assessment Fee
₦6,000
Payable upon submission
Publication Fee
₦20,000
Payable upon acceptance