Open Access Policy

The Journal of Health and Recreation Physical Education (JHRPE) provides immediate and unrestricted Open Access to all published articles. The journal is committed to making scholarly research freely available to researchers, academics, students, practitioners, and the general public.

All articles published by JHRPE are freely accessible online immediately after publication, without subscription or registration requirements. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text of published articles, subject to the terms of the applicable license.

JHRPE applies the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license to its published articles. This license allows users to share and adapt the published material for non-commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the source is acknowledged, and a link to the license is provided.

The journal believes that Open Access facilitates the wider dissemination of scientific knowledge, increases the visibility and accessibility of scholarly work, and supports the development of research and education in the fields of health, recreation, and physical education.

Author Rights

Authors retain the copyright to their published work. Authors are permitted to share and disseminate their published articles in accordance with the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, including through institutional repositories, personal websites, academic networks, and other non-commercial platforms.

Access to Published Articles

There are no subscription fees or access charges for readers. All published articles are available online free of charge through the official journal website.

JHRPE is committed to maintaining a sustainable and transparent Open Access publishing model while ensuring the quality, integrity, and accessibility of scholarly publications.