1. Open Access Statement

Indonesia Discourse is committed to promoting the dissemination of scholarly knowledge through open access publishing. The journal supports the principle that making research freely available to the public encourages the exchange of knowledge, strengthens academic collaboration, and contributes to the advancement of scholarship at local, national, and international levels.

In accordance with the principles of open access scholarly communication, Indonesia Discourse provides immediate access to its published articles without requiring readers to pay subscription fees or access charges. Readers can access, read, download, and use published research subject to the applicable copyright and licensing terms.

2. Free and Immediate Access

All articles published in Indonesia Discourse are made freely available online immediately upon publication. The journal does not impose subscription fees or paywalls that restrict access to its published scholarly content. Readers may access articles through the journal's official website without registering for a paid account.

The journal's open access policy aims to reduce barriers to scholarly information and enable researchers, students, educators, policymakers, practitioners, and members of the public to benefit from research related to Indonesia and its broader regional and global contexts.

3. Copyright and Licensing

Copyright and licensing arrangements for articles published in Indonesia Discourse are governed by the journal's Copyright and Licensing Policy. Authors and readers must consult the license stated on the individual article to determine the permitted uses of the published content.

Where the journal adopts a Creative Commons license, the applicable license will be clearly identified on the journal website and associated with the published article. Reuse, distribution, reproduction, adaptation, and other permitted activities must comply with the conditions of that license and applicable copyright law.

Unless otherwise specified by the applicable license or permission, appropriate attribution to the original author and publication source must be provided when published material is reused.

4. Author Rights and Self-Archiving

Indonesia Discourse supports the dissemination of scholarly work by its authors. Authors may share their published articles through personal websites, institutional repositories, academic profiles, or other appropriate scholarly platforms, subject to the copyright, licensing, and attribution conditions applicable to their articles.

Authors are encouraged to provide complete bibliographic information and, where available, a persistent link or digital object identifier (DOI) when sharing their work. Any restrictions concerning the deposit or distribution of submitted manuscripts, accepted manuscripts, or published versions will be specified in the journal's applicable copyright and self-archiving policies.

5. No Subscription Barriers

The journal's open access model ensures that readers are not required to purchase subscriptions or pay individual article access fees to read published research. Access to scholarly content is provided without financial barriers to readers.

Any publication fees, article processing charges, submission fees, or other author-facing charges, if applicable, are governed by the journal's separate fee policy. The availability of free reader access does not, by itself, determine whether publication is free of charge for authors.

6. Repository and Long-Term Accessibility

Indonesia Discourse recognizes the importance of preserving scholarly publications and maintaining their long-term accessibility. The journal seeks to support the continued availability of published articles through appropriate digital preservation, archiving, and repository arrangements.

Information regarding the journal's specific digital preservation services, institutional repositories, or third-party archiving arrangements will be provided on the journal website where applicable. The journal aims to maintain access to its published content in accordance with its available preservation infrastructure and policies.

7. Ethical and Responsible Reuse

Open access does not remove the obligation to respect academic integrity, intellectual property rights, research ethics, and proper attribution. Users of content published in Indonesia Discourse must comply with the applicable license, acknowledge original sources, and avoid plagiarism, misrepresentation, or other forms of unethical reuse.

Authors remain responsible for ensuring that third-party materials included in their articles are used with appropriate attribution and permissions where required. Open access availability does not automatically grant additional rights to third-party materials that are excluded from an article's license.

8. Alignment with International Open Access Principles

The journal's open access policy is informed by internationally recognized principles of open scholarly communication, including the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and relevant principles of transparency and best practice in scholarly publishing.

These principles emphasize the importance of removing unnecessary financial barriers to accessing scholarly literature, clarifying reuse rights, and providing transparent information about publication practices. The journal seeks to implement these principles consistently with its stated policies and operational arrangements.

For further information, readers may consult the following resources:

• Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI)
• Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing

9. Commitment to Open Scholarly Communication

Through this policy, Indonesia Discourse reaffirms its commitment to accessible, transparent, and responsible scholarly communication. By making published research freely available, the journal seeks to support interdisciplinary research, facilitate knowledge exchange, and contribute to a broader understanding of Indonesia's cultural, historical, political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and health-related developments.

This policy may be reviewed and updated when necessary to reflect developments in open access publishing, copyright and licensing practices, digital preservation, and internationally recognized scholarly publishing standards.