Access Policy
1. Policy Statement
Metta: Jurnal Ilmu Multidisiplin, published by Jayapangus Press, is committed to promoting the advancement, accessibility, and global dissemination of scholarly knowledge by providing immediate and free access to its published research articles across the humanities, social sciences, management, and related multidisciplinary fields.
The journal recognizes that open access to scholarly literature enhances research visibility, accessibility, citation potential, and academic impact while facilitating international scholarly communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the exchange of knowledge across geographical and institutional boundaries.
This Open Access Policy establishes the principles and conditions governing access to, use, distribution, and reuse of scholarly content published by Metta: Jurnal Ilmu Multidisiplin, in accordance with internationally recognized principles of open-access publishing, copyright protection, intellectual property rights, and publication ethics.
All published articles are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), supporting the responsible sharing, adaptation, and dissemination of scholarly knowledge while preserving authors' copyright ownership and ensuring appropriate attribution.
2. Open Access to Published Articles
Metta: Jurnal Ilmu Multidisiplin operates under an open-access publishing model, ensuring that all published articles are freely and immediately accessible to readers worldwide through the journal's official website, without subscription fees or other access-related financial barriers.
Readers may access, read, download, copy, distribute, and reuse published articles for academic research, teaching, learning, scholarly communication, professional development, and other lawful purposes, subject to the applicable copyright and licensing conditions.
The journal does not impose an embargo period on access to published articles. Full-text content is made publicly available immediately upon publication, supporting the timely dissemination of research findings and promoting equitable access to multidisciplinary scholarly information.
The open-access policy applies to all published manuscript types, including Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Case Studies, and Literary Studies, within the journal's established Focus and Scope.
Open access to published articles does not eliminate applicable manuscript submission or publication charges imposed on authors. Such charges, where applicable, are governed separately by the journal's Article Processing Charges (APC) Policy and do not restrict readers' free access to published content.
3. Readers' Rights and Responsibilities
Readers are granted access to published scholarly content in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) and the applicable copyright provisions.
Under this license, readers and other users may copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon licensed materials in any medium or format, including for commercial purposes, provided that the applicable licensing conditions are satisfied.
Users must comply with the following requirements:
a. Appropriate Attribution: Give appropriate credit to the original authors and acknowledge the original publication in Metta: Jurnal Ilmu Multidisiplin.
b. Source Identification: Provide sufficient bibliographic information to identify the original publication, including the article title, journal name, publication details, and Digital Object Identifier (DOI), where available.
c. License Information: Provide a link or reference to the applicable Creative Commons license.
d. Indication of Modifications: Clearly indicate whether the original material has been modified, adapted, translated, or otherwise transformed.
e. Share-Alike Requirements: Distribute adapted materials under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 license or an officially compatible license permitted under its terms.
f. Respect for Third-Party Rights: Ensure that the reuse of materials belonging to third parties complies with their applicable copyright, licensing, and intellectual property requirements.
Readers and users must not imply that the original authors, journal, or publisher endorse their use or adaptation of the published materials unless such endorsement has been expressly authorized.
The journal recognizes that certain figures, photographs, illustrations, datasets, or other third-party materials incorporated into published articles may be subject to separate copyright or licensing conditions. Such materials are not automatically covered by the article's Creative Commons license when explicitly excluded or separately identified.
Users are responsible for obtaining additional permission from the relevant rights holders when required.
4. Downloading, Sharing, and Reuse of Articles
Metta: Jurnal Ilmu Multidisiplin supports the responsible downloading, sharing, reproduction, adaptation, and dissemination of published scholarly articles to enhance research visibility, academic collaboration, and the accessibility of multidisciplinary knowledge.
Published articles may be downloaded, stored, shared, reproduced, translated, adapted, and redistributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).
The license permits the use of published materials for academic, educational, research, professional, and commercial purposes, provided that appropriate attribution is maintained and adapted materials are distributed under the same or an officially compatible license.
Authors retain copyright ownership of their published works and grant Metta: Jurnal Ilmu Multidisiplin a non-exclusive right of first publication in accordance with the journal's Copyright Notice and Copyright License Agreement.
Authors may distribute their published articles through institutional repositories, personal academic websites, scholarly platforms, academic networks, or other legitimate publication channels without obtaining additional permission from the journal, provided that the original publication is appropriately acknowledged and applicable licensing requirements are respected.
The journal encourages responsible scholarly dissemination through academic repositories, educational institutions, research organizations, digital libraries, and other platforms that facilitate access to scientific knowledge.
All reuse and redistribution must respect the rights of the original authors, applicable Creative Commons licensing conditions, and any separately identified third-party rights.
The full terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License are available at:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
5. Access to Journal Archives
Metta: Jurnal Ilmu Multidisiplin provides open access to its previously published issues and articles through the Archives section of its official website.
The journal is committed to maintaining the accessibility, discoverability, continuity, and preservation of scholarly publications across the humanities, social sciences, management, and related multidisciplinary fields.
Readers may browse previously published issues, access available article information, and retrieve full-text scholarly articles for academic research, educational activities, professional development, and other lawful purposes, subject to the applicable copyright and licensing conditions.
The journal supports the long-term accessibility and preservation of its published scholarly content through its electronic publishing platform and applicable digital archiving procedures.
Access to archived publications is managed in accordance with the journal's Archiving Policy, Copyright Notice, Licensing Policy, and Publication Ethics.
Published articles remain part of the scholarly record, including those subject to subsequent corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions.
Where formal post-publication editorial actions are required, the journal will maintain appropriate notices and publication records in accordance with its Corrections, Expressions of Concern, and Retractions Policy.
The journal seeks to ensure that readers can identify the publication status of archived articles and access relevant editorial notices where applicable.
6. Commitment to Scholarly Knowledge Dissemination
Metta: Jurnal Ilmu Multidisiplin is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible, transparent, and internationally oriented scholarly publishing environment that supports the responsible dissemination of academic research across geographical, institutional, cultural, and disciplinary boundaries.
The journal promotes open scholarly communication, research transparency, academic integrity, respect for intellectual property rights, and ethical practices in the dissemination and reuse of published knowledge.
Through its open-access publishing policy, the journal seeks to enhance the international visibility, accessibility, and scholarly impact of published research while facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration, critical academic engagement, and the exchange of innovative ideas.
The journal recognizes the importance of ensuring that scholarly publications remain accessible to researchers, educators, students, policymakers, professionals, and the wider public without subscription-based restrictions.
By implementing the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), the journal supports the lawful sharing, adaptation, and redistribution of scholarly materials while maintaining appropriate recognition of authorship and the original publication.
This policy is intended to provide clear, transparent, and consistent information regarding the accessibility, permitted use, distribution, and responsible reuse of articles published by Metta: Jurnal Ilmu Multidisiplin.
Through this commitment, Metta: Jurnal Ilmu Multidisiplin seeks to contribute to the sustainable advancement of scholarly knowledge, responsible academic communication, and the global dissemination of multidisciplinary research across the humanities, social sciences, management, and related interdisciplinary fields.
