Open Access Policy

Jurnal Al-Mu'tabar is committed to promoting the widest possible dissemination of scholarly knowledge through a full Open Access policy. All published articles are freely available to readers worldwide, enabling researchers, academics, students, educators, practitioners, institutions, and the wider community to access and benefit from scholarly works without subscription fees or access charges.

Through this policy, Jurnal Al-Mu'tabar seeks to foster an open, inclusive, and collaborative academic environment in which knowledge can be shared, discussed, and developed for the advancement of science and society.

1. Free and Immediate Access

All articles published by Jurnal Al-Mu'tabar are made available online in full text and free of charge immediately upon publication.

Readers may access, read, download, and use published articles without requiring a subscription or registration. The journal does not impose any paywall or subscription barrier on its published content.

2. Permitted Use

Readers are encouraged to make appropriate academic use of articles published by Jurnal Al-Mu'tabar. Subject to the applicable license, users may:

  • Read and access articles freely and without charge;
  • Download and save articles for academic, educational, and research purposes;
  • Share published articles or links to the articles with other researchers, students, educators, and institutions;
  • Use published materials as references in academic and educational activities;
  • Reproduce, distribute, and adapt the published work in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons license.

All use of published materials must maintain academic integrity and provide appropriate acknowledgment of the original authors and the journal.

3. Copyright and Licensing

Jurnal Al-Mu'tabar respects the intellectual property rights of authors and supports authors' rights to retain copyright over their scholarly works, subject to the terms of the applicable publication agreement.

Unless otherwise stated, articles published by Jurnal Al-Mu'tabar are distributed under the Lisensi Creative Commons Atribusi-NonKomersial-BerbagiSerupa 4.0 Internasional

The CC BY license permits users to copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the published material, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the source is properly cited, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made to the original work are clearly indicated.

4. Access and Publication Charges

Jurnal Al-Mu'tabar provides free access to all published articles. Readers are not required to pay any subscription or access fee to read or download published content.

The journal's Open Access model is intended to remove financial barriers to scholarly information and ensure that research findings can reach a broad academic and public audience.

Any publication-related fees, if applicable, are governed separately by the journal's Article Processing Charge (APC) Policy and are not imposed as a condition for readers to access published articles.

5. Article Sharing and Dissemination

Jurnal Al-Mu'tabar encourages authors to maximize the visibility and academic impact of their published research by sharing their work through legitimate academic and institutional channels, including:

  • Institutional repositories;
  • Subject-based repositories;
  • University or organizational websites;
  • Personal academic webpages;
  • Research profiles and academic networks;
  • Educational platforms and other appropriate scholarly channels.

When sharing or redistributing an article, users should retain the original bibliographic information, including the author's name(s), article title, journal title, publication year, volume and issue, page numbers or article number, and DOI, where available.

6. Promoting Scholarly Visibility and Impact

The Open Access policy of Jurnal Al-Mu'tabar is designed to enhance the visibility, accessibility, discoverability, and potential impact of scholarly publications.

By removing access barriers, the journal seeks to facilitate wider academic communication and encourage researchers and educators to engage with, cite, discuss, and build upon published research.

Jurnal Al-Mu'tabar believes that scholarly knowledge has greater value when it can be accessed and shared responsibly. Open Access therefore forms an important part of the journal's commitment to advancing knowledge and supporting a vibrant scholarly community.

7. Academic Integrity and Responsible Use

Open Access does not remove the responsibility to respect academic integrity, copyright, intellectual property, and publication ethics.

Users who reproduce, distribute, cite, or adapt material published by Jurnal Al-Mu'tabar must provide appropriate attribution to the original author(s) and acknowledge the journal as the source of publication.

Plagiarism, misrepresentation of authorship, unauthorized modification, removal of attribution, or any other use that violates the applicable license or principles of academic integrity is strictly prohibited.

8. Commitment to Open Scholarly Communication

Jurnal Al-Mu'tabar is committed to developing a transparent, accessible, inclusive, and responsible scholarly publishing environment.

Through its Open Access policy, the journal seeks to:

  1. Expand public and academic access to scholarly knowledge;
  2. Support the global dissemination of research findings;
  3. Encourage collaboration and knowledge exchange;
  4. Increase the visibility and impact of authors' research;
  5. Promote responsible reuse and citation of scholarly works; and
  6. Contribute to the sustainable development of an open scholarly communication ecosystem.

Jurnal Al-Mu'tabar welcomes the responsible sharing and use of its published research and remains committed to ensuring that scholarly knowledge is accessible to all while maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and publication ethics.