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Ciencia Abierta

Open Access Policy

Committed to free and open access to knowledge

Open Access Declaration

Entropía Educativa CI SAS is committed to the democratization of knowledge. Our **Entropía Educativa Journal** operates under the **Diamond** model, with no costs for authors or readers. For our **Book** catalog, we guarantee **Open Access** by allowing free and immediate download of all works for academic consultation.

Open Access Principles

Our policy is based on the following principles:

  • Universal Access: All content is free and open access
  • No Barriers: No subscription, registration, or payment is required to access
  • Reuse: Content can be reused under Creative Commons licenses
  • Preservation: We guarantee long-term digital preservation
  • Interoperability: Compliance with international standards (OAI-PMH, Dublin Core)

Open Access Resource Types

Our repository includes:

  • Academic books: Monographs, collective books, and research works
  • Scientific articles: Publications of the Entropía Journal
  • Educational materials: Didactic and training resources
  • Research reports: Results of academic projects

Creative Commons Licenses

Repository content is published under Creative Commons licenses, which allow:

CC BY 4.0: Allows sharing and adapting with attribution to the author

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Allows sharing without modifications or commercial use

CC BY-SA 4.0: Allows sharing and adapting under the same license

The specific license for each resource is indicated in its metadata and detail page.

Copyright

Authors retain copyright over their works. By publishing in open access, authors grant a non-exclusive license to Entropía Educativa to distribute and preserve their works.

Authors can:

  • Propiedad: Deposit versions of their work in other repositories
  • Reproducción: Publish subsequent versions of their work
  • Declaración: Reuse their work in other publications

Open Access Routes

We implement the following routes:

Vía Diamante

Gold Route (Gold OA): Direct publication in open access without charges for authors

Vía Verde (Autoarchivo)

Green Route (Green OA): Self-archiving of preprint and postprint versions

Interoperabilidad

Diamond Route (Diamond OA): No charges for authors or readers

Indexing and Visibility

To maximize the visibility and impact of contents, our repository is registered in:

BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) OpenDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories) Google Scholar International OAI-PMH harvesters

Persistent Identifiers

All resources have persistent identifiers to guarantee their citation and permanent location:

  • ARK: ARK (Archival Resource Key): ark:/59515/lib[ID]
  • ORCID: ISBN: For published books
  • OAI-PMH: Friendly URLs: To facilitate access and sharing

Digital Preservation

We are committed to the long-term preservation of all content through:

  • Regular backups
  • Standard and open formats (PDF/A, XML)
  • Complete metadata according to Dublin Core
  • Format migration when necessary

User Responsibilities

By accessing and using the resources, users commit to:

  • Editores: Respect copyright and Creative Commons licenses
  • Autores: Properly cite the sources used
  • Institución: Not use the content for commercial purposes without authorization
  • Lectores: Report any error or access problem

Contact

For inquiries about our open access policy

Entropía Educativa CI SAS

Correo: director@entropiaeducativa.com

Bogotá, Colombia