Open Access and License

Open Access

The Revista Ecuatoriana de Desarrollo Social y Ambiental (REDSA) provides immediate open access to its published articles. Readers do not need a subscription or to make any payment to read or download them.

Reuse conditions are established by the license specified in each article.

Copyright and Publishing Authorization

Authors retain copyright over their work and grant REDSA a non-exclusive authorization for publication, reproduction, distribution, and preservation, in accordance with the accepted publishing agreement.

The journal will document acceptance of these conditions and the applicable license prior to publishing each article. Where there are multiple rights holders, the authorization must cover all of them or be granted by a person with accredited authority to act on their behalf.

License for New Submissions

Manuscripts received on or after July 1st, 2026, will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license, subject to documented acceptance by the rights holders.

This license allows the material to be copied, shared, and adapted for non-commercial purposes, provided that authorship and the source are properly acknowledged, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are indicated. Adaptations must be distributed under the same or a compatible license.

License text:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Manuscripts received prior to that date that have not yet been published will remain subject to the previously accepted conditions. Any change in license will require documented authorization prior to publication.

Previously Published Articles

This policy does not retroactively alter the licenses of articles published before July 1st, 2026.

The license for each existing article will be determined by reviewing available authorizations and the article's publication history. The publication date alone does not determine the applicable license. In the event of discrepancies between the publishing agreement, the article webpage, the HTML, the PDF, or the metadata, the journal will review the records and correct the notices to reflect the rights actually granted.

If there is insufficient evidence of authorization, the journal will request confirmation from the rights holders and document the regularization process. It will not assign an earlier acceptance date to a subsequently obtained authorization.

Validly granted Creative Commons licenses will not be revoked by an update to this policy. The addition of another license does not eliminate permissions previously granted to those who meet the conditions of the original license.

Article-level license identification

Each article will expressly identify its license, version, and corresponding link on its publication webpage and within its PDF and HTML files, where these formats are available.

Distribution metadata will reflect the authorized conditions. In the event of a documented change, the date and scope of the change will be indicated via a public notice linked to the article.

Third-party materials may be subject to different conditions, which will be identified through their respective credits or notices. The article's license does not grant rights that the authors are not authorized to convey.

Corrections and version preservation

Corrections to license notices will be recorded, noting the date, reason, and documentary basis.

The journal will preserve both the original and corrected versions of the files. If a correction affects information regarding reuse rights, the journal will publish a notice linked to the article explaining the change and its scope, while respecting permissions previously granted.

Validity and updates

This version of the policy enters into force on July 1st, 2026. Its application to new submissions is outlined in section 3.

Future updates will specify the version, effective date, and scope. They will not automatically alter agreements or licenses associated with previously published articles.