Open Access Statement

12 Waiheru provides immediate open access to all its published content, based on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

All articles published in 12 Waiheru are accessible without subscription or payment, allowing readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles without prior permission from the publisher or the author.

The journal adopts a Diamond Open Access model, meaning that there are no fees charged to authors or readers at any stage of the publication process.

All published works are licensed under the following license:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Under this license, users are permitted to share and adapt the material for non-commercial purposes, 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.

By removing financial and legal barriers, 12 Waiheru aims to enhance the visibility, accessibility, and impact of scholarly work, while fostering inclusive knowledge dissemination across diverse academic communities worldwide.