SUWA: Journal of Education and Counseling provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

All articles published in this journal are available to readers free of charge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, as long as proper attribution is given.

This journal operates under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Key Points:

• No subscription or pay-per-view fees

• Authors retain copyright

• Content is freely available and reusable with attribution

• Promotes global knowledge sharing and academic transparency

This open access policy aligns with our commitment to support open science and expand access to high-quality educational and counseling research worldwide.