Open Access Policy

Transformative Elementary Education Journal (TEEJO) is committed to open access and disseminating scholarly knowledge without financial, legal, or technical barriers. All articles published in TEEJO are freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. TEEJO does not charge readers or their institutions for access to its content.

Open Access Model

TEEJO is an open-access journal whereby all accepted articles are made openly accessible upon publication without an embargo period. This model supports the broadest possible dissemination and reuse of scholarly work. TEEJO applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) to all its published content to facilitate this. Under this license, authors retain copyright over their work, and users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles and to use them for any other lawful purpose, provided proper attribution is given to the original authors and the source.

Author Responsibilities

Authors submitting to TEEJO are required to agree to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license. Specifically, authors must:

  • To ensure originality, the manuscripts must be original works that have not been previously published and are not under consideration elsewhere.
  • All listed authors must have significantly contributed to the research and have approved the final submitted manuscript.
  • Authors must appropriately cite all sources of information and previously published work in the manuscript.
  • To comply with ethical standards, Authors must adhere to ethical guidelines for research and publication, including those related to plagiarism, data fabrication, and conflicts of interest.
  • Upon acceptance, authors must formally agree to license their article under the CC BY 4.0 license, enabling reuse with attribution.

TEEJO does not charge article processing charges (APCs) or submission fees. By removing financial barriers, TEEJO upholds its mission to support open and equitable access to educational research.