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Open Access and Copyright

The European Journal of Mental Health is a fully open access journal publishing its articles under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY). This means that all content remains freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking for prior permission from the publisher or the author. This follows the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.

Authors retain the copyright of their work and can deposit their publication in any repository. The article may be freely disseminated and shared. 

From 2023, the Journal facilitates and supports the pre-registration of studies and access to research data, as well.

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