Open Access Policy

All articles published in Georhexis: Journal of Environmental, Disaster, and Geospatial Studies are freely and permanently accessible to readers worldwide. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to the full texts of articles, and share published works without any subscription or access fees. This open-access policy is intended to promote the broad dissemination of scholarly knowledge and research findings in the fields of environmental studies, disaster science, geography, and geospatial research. The journal supports the advancement of interdisciplinary research on environmental change, environmental management and conservation, natural hazards, disaster risk reduction, resilience, and disaster management. It also encourages the development and application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, cartography, spatial analysis, geospatial modeling, and other geospatial technologies to understand environmental and spatial processes, assess risks, and address contemporary environmental and disaster challenges. Through its open-access policy, Georhexis seeks to strengthen the accessibility and exchange of scientific knowledge, support evidence-based environmental planning and risk-informed decision-making, and encourage the application of geospatial approaches for sustainable and resilient development. The journal further aims to foster academic collaboration among researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and other stakeholders at national and international levels. All manuscripts published in Georhexis are written and published in English to ensure wider international accessibility and scholarly communication.

Georhexis: Journal of Environmental, Disaster, and Geospatial Studies are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This license permits users to use, distribute, reproduce, and adapt the content in any medium or format, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the journal, and that any derivative works are distributed under the same license. Georhexis: Journal of Environmental, Disaster, and Geospatial Studies is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. The journal adheres to the principles and best practices established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in addressing issues related to research misconduct, including plagiarism, falsification, redundant publication, and other ethical violations. These ethical principles apply to all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher.

By implementing a transparent open-access model and upholding rigorous ethical publishing standards, Georhexis: Journal of Environmental, Disaster, and Geospatial Studies aims to enhance the visibility, accessibility, and global impact of interdisciplinary scholarship in environmental, disaster, geographic, and geospatial studies. Through its commitment to high-quality scientific research and responsible scholarly communication, the journal seeks to advance understanding of environmental change, natural hazards, disaster risk, spatial processes, and the application of geospatial technologies in addressing contemporary environmental and societal challenges. Through this commitment, Georhexis contributes to the advancement and dissemination of scientific knowledge, promotes the integration of environmental, disaster, geographic, and geospatial perspectives, and supports the development of innovative approaches to environmental management, disaster risk reduction, sustainable development, and resilience. The journal also encourages the use of GIS, remote sensing, spatial analysis, cartography, and geospatial modeling to strengthen evidence-based environmental planning, risk-informed decision-making, and sustainable development at local, national, and international levels.