Open Access Policy

Archipel: Journal of Indonesian Interdisciplinary Studies is fully open access. All articles are freely available online from the moment they are published. There is no subscription, registration, or paywall for readers. Anyone may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of any article without asking permission from the publisher or the authors.

This policy follows the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). The principle behind it is straightforward: when research is freely accessible, knowledge spreads more widely and the public benefit is greater.

BUDAPEST OPEN ACCESS INITIATIVE

An old tradition and a new technology have converged to create an unprecedented public good. The old tradition is the willingness of scholars to publish the results of their research without payment, simply for the sake of inquiry and knowledge. The new technology is the Internet. The combination of the two makes it possible to distribute peer-reviewed scholarly literature electronically, around the world, with no charge to the reader. Removing access barriers speeds up research, strengthens education, narrows the gap in access to knowledge, and supports a more connected scholarly community.

Open access has so far been adopted for only a portion of the scholarly literature. Various initiatives have shown that it is economically viable and that it brings clear benefits in terms of visibility, readership, and impact. Wider adoption will allow the academic community to remove the financial and legal barriers that prevent knowledge from reaching its full audience.

The works that should be openly accessible are those that authors give freely to the world without expecting payment — primarily peer-reviewed journal articles, and, when authors choose, preprints shared for feedback. Open access means availability on the public internet, allowing users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, crawl, analyze, or use the material for any lawful purpose without barriers other than those of internet access itself. Copyright remains relevant only to ensure proper attribution and the integrity of the work.

Although open-access literature is free for the reader, it is not free to produce. Studies have shown, however, that the total cost of open-access publishing is significantly lower than the traditional subscription model. This gives institutions, associations, libraries, and funding bodies good reasons to support open access.

Two complementary strategies are recommended for advancing open access:

I. Self-archiving
Scholars need the tools and support to deposit their peer-reviewed articles in open electronic archives. When archives follow Open Archives Initiative standards, search engines can index them together, so users can find work without needing to know exactly where it is stored.

II. Open-access journals
Scholars also need ways to start and sustain journals that are committed to open access. Such journals reach the widest possible audience because they have no price or access barriers. Different funding models work in different fields and regions — research grants, institutional support, foundations, or author-side contributions can all play a role.

The goal is to make peer-reviewed scholarly literature universally accessible. Self-archiving (I) and open-access journals (II) are practical, direct routes toward that goal.