Universitas, now known by its variant Universitas-XX1, registered in ISSN as such (https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/1390-8634) is an open access journal entirely free for readers and authors that encourage the re-use and self-archiving of articles in databases, repositories, directories and international information systems. "Universitas" does not charge to publish, that is, there is no fee or payment by the authors and access to its content is completely free.   In this sense, «Universitas» has a Creative Commons 4.0 License of Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0  The journal only retains the rights to publish the works, both in print and digital formats.

1. Copyright
The work published in the «Universitas» Journal are subject to the following terms:
1.1. The Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (RUC: 0190151530001) Preserves the copyrights of the published works, and favors and allows their re-use under the Creative Commons 4.0 License of Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Ecuador license, for which they may be copied, used, distributed, transmitted And publicly display, provided that:
1.1.a. the authorship and original source of their publication is cited (magazine, editorial, URL and DOI of the work).
1.1.b. The manuscripts are immediate free access to the work and permits any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose.
1.1.c. The existence and specifications of this license are mentioned.
1.2. The publication will grant each item a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). Example:

2. Open Access policy
2.1. «Universitas» Is an open access journal, available in open access with no time restrictions, and is included in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
2.2. Self-archiving conditions: Authors are allowed to re-use published works, that is, post-print (or the final post-peer review or PDF version of the publisher) may be archived for non-commercial purposes, including their deposit in institutional repositories, thematic or personal web pages. Color Sherpa/Romeo: Blue.
2.3. Versions: Authors will be able to upload the different versions: preprint, revised and published in academic social networks and platforms that merit their incorporation.
2.4. Open Access Statement: This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. According to the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access, this journal permits users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles and allows any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. 
2.5.  In UNIVERSITAS-XX1 the full text of all contents are available without delay for free and open access.
2.6. There is no embargo period
2.7. UNIVERSITAS-XX1 does not require users to register with the journal in order to read and download content.

3. Right of readers
3.1. Readers have the right to read all of our articles for free immediately after publication. This publication does not have any economic charge for the publication or for access to the material.

4. Automatic publishing
4.1. «Universitas» Makes its articles available in trusted third-party repositories (i.e. Redalyc, Latindex, institutional repositories ...) immediately after publication.

5. Archiving
5.1. This journal uses different national and international repositories such as Redalyc, Latindex, Dialnet, REDIB ... The Portico repository and the Institutional Repository of the SUniversidad Politécnica Salesiana (Ecuador) are digitally archived and indexed.

6. Machine readability and interoperability
6.1. Full text, metadata, and citations of articles can be traced and accessed with permission. Our open social policy also allows the readability of the files and their metadata, facilitating interoperability under the OAI-PMH protocol of open data and open source. Files from both full-length publications and their article segmentation are available in open HTML, XML, but also PDF, E-Pub and ISSUU formats, making it easy to read on any device and computing platform.

7. Privacy Statement
7.1. The names and e-mail addresses entered in this magazine will be used exclusively for the purposes set forth herein and will not be provided to third parties or used for other purposes.

8. No fee Statement
This journal provides a fee-free model for both authors and readers, ensuring that there are no charges at any stage of the editorial process. Authors can submit, process, and publish their work without any fees, and readers enjoy unrestricted access to all articles without the need for subscriptions or payments. We are dedicated to making our publication freely accessible to everyone, fostering the free exchange of knowledge and ideas.

9. Repository policy 

All versions, Submitted version, Accepted version (Author Accepted Manuscript), Published version,  can be deposited in an institutional or other repository of the author’s choice without embargo.

10. Open Citation Initiative (I4OC)

Our scientific journal is proud to comply with the standards of the Open Citation Initiative (I4OC), ensuring that all our citation data is open and accessible. This adherence reinforces our commitment to transparency, access to knowledge and global scientific collaboration. For more information about the I4OC initiative (https://www.crossref.org/members/prep/6739)