1. Open Access

Magallania, a scientific journal published by the Instituto de la Patagonia of the Universidad de Magallanes, Chile, provides immediate, free, and open access to all its scientific content, based on the principle that the unrestricted availability of knowledge promotes its dissemination, exchange, and use by the academic community and society.

Published articles may be accessed, downloaded, and shared without access restrictions, embargo periods, fees, or mandatory registration, in accordance with the terms of the license adopted by the journal.

2. Copyright

Authors retain copyright over their contributions and grant Magallania the right of first publication, authorizing their dissemination and distribution under the Creative Commons license adopted by the journal.

Publication in Magallania does not entail the exclusive transfer of copyright ownership to the journal or its publishing institution.

Authors are responsible for ensuring the originality of their contributions and obtaining the necessary permissions to use third-party materials protected by copyright.

3. Publication and Reuse License

Content published in Magallania is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

This license permits users to copy, distribute, share, and adapt published content, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors, the source of publication is acknowledged, a link to the license is included, and any modifications are clearly indicated, where applicable.

Commercial use of the content is not permitted under this license without appropriate authorization from the copyright holders.

Third-party materials included in published works that are subject to different terms of use must be explicitly identified.

4. Self-Archiving and Dissemination of Publications

Authors may deposit and disseminate their works published in Magallania through institutional repositories, subject-specific repositories, academic websites, and other scholarly communication platforms, without embargo periods.

Authors are encouraged to use the journal's published version and include the complete bibliographic reference and a link to the original publication, including its DOI when available.

The dissemination of published works must comply with the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license and any applicable rights governing third-party materials included in the publication.

5. Free Publication and No Editorial Charges

Magallania is an open-access scientific journal that provides free publication services.

The journal does not charge fees for manuscript submission, peer review, editorial processing, or publication. Accordingly, it does not impose Article Processing Charges (APCs) or any other fees associated with the publication of scientific contributions.

Likewise, readers are not required to pay subscription fees, make payments, or register to access and download the journal's content.

The journal does not provide financial compensation to authors for the publication of their contributions.