Open Access Statement

STEPX (Sustainable Technology, Energy, and Policy Exchange) is an open-access journal committed to the principle that all research should be freely available to the global community without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

• All articles published in STEPX are freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication.
• Readers can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles without requiring prior permission from the publisher or the author, in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).
• The journal does not impose subscription fees or paywall restrictions, ensuring that published knowledge is accessible to researchers, policymakers, educators, practitioners, and the wider public worldwide.
• Authors retain the copyright of their work and grant the journal the right of first publication. Articles are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license [or CC BY-NC, depending on your choice], which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
• By adopting open access, STEPX aims to maximize research visibility, impact, and knowledge sharing, particularly in areas of technology, energy, sustainability, and policy where global collaboration is essential.