Journal of Social Transformation and Community Engagement (JSTCE) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that provides immediate and free access to all published articles. All articles are freely available to readers without subscription fees, registration requirements, or access barriers.

JSTCE believes that unrestricted access to scholarly knowledge contributes to the advancement of research, education, community engagement, and sustainable social transformation. By making research freely accessible, the journal seeks to facilitate the exchange of knowledge among researchers, academics, practitioners, community organizations, policymakers, educators, and the wider public.

Readers may access, read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and use the published articles for lawful academic and educational purposes in accordance with the terms of the license under which each article is published.

The journal does not charge readers or institutions subscription fees to access published content. Any applicable Article Processing Charge (APC) is stated transparently in the journal's APC policy.

JSTCE is committed to maintaining the principles of open scholarly communication, accessibility, transparency, and responsible knowledge dissemination, while ensuring that all published manuscripts undergo appropriate editorial screening and peer review.