Open Access Policy

“Systemy Logistyczne Wojsk” / “Military Logistics Systems” (SLW) provides open access to published content on the principle that free and immediate access to research supports the development of science and the international exchange of knowledge.
Full-text articles published in SLW are available on the journal website immediately upon publication, with no embargo period, no registration requirement and no access charges for readers.

Archived issues published from 2015 onwards are available on the SLW website. Content made available on the journal website is provided in open access in accordance with the licence information indicated for the relevant article, issue, PDF file or publication metadata.
Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to and reuse full-text articles in accordance with the licence terms indicated for the relevant article.

Articles accepted for publication from journal issue 1/2026 onwards are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0), unless otherwise indicated for a specific item.
Articles published before 01.01.2026 remain available under the licence indicated for the relevant article, PDF file or publication metadata, in particular under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) where that licence is indicated.

Rules on copyright, the publishing licence, Creative Commons licensing, self-archiving, repositories, third-party materials and licence information in articles are described in the “Copyright & Licence” section.
Rules on publication fees, where applicable, are described in the “Fees & Waivers” section.
Rules on long-term digital preservation are described in the “Preservation” section.