Open Access Policy

1. Open Access Commitment

The Indonesian Climate Justice Review is committed to the principle of Open Access (OA) publishing to promote the widest possible dissemination, accessibility, and utilization of scholarly knowledge.

ICJR provides immediate and unrestricted online access to all published articles, allowing researchers, academics, practitioners, policymakers, civil society organizations, and the public to access, read, download, share, and use published research for legitimate academic and educational purposes.

The journal believes that open access to scientific knowledge contributes to global collaboration, research advancement, social development, and evidence-based decision-making.

2. Open Access Model

The journal follows a Gold Open Access publishing model.

Under this model:

  • All articles are freely available immediately upon publication.

  • No subscription or institutional access is required.

  • Readers may access published content without registration or payment barriers.

  • Articles remain permanently accessible through the journal platform.

3. Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright ownership of their published work.

The journal publishes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) unless otherwise stated.

Under the CC BY license, users are permitted to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial purposes.

The following conditions apply:

  • Appropriate credit must be given to the original authors.

  • Proper citation of the published article must be provided.

  • The source of publication in the journal must be acknowledged.

The use of published materials must comply with applicable copyright laws and ethical standards.

4. Author Rights

Authors publishing in the journal retain the following rights:

  • Copyright ownership of their manuscripts.

  • The right to share and disseminate their published work.

  • The right to use their articles for educational, research, and professional purposes.

  • The right to deposit published articles in institutional or subject repositories according to applicable policies.

Authors grant the journal the non-exclusive right to publish, distribute, archive, and promote the article as part of the journal's scholarly record.

5. Reader Rights

Readers are granted free access to published articles and may:

  • Read articles online.

  • Download articles for personal and academic use.

  • Share article links.

  • Cite and reference published works.

  • Use content for research and educational activities.

Users must provide appropriate attribution and comply with the applicable Creative Commons license.

6. Article Processing Charges (APC) Policy

The journal is committed to transparent and equitable scholarly publishing.

The journal's policy regarding Article Processing Charges (APCs) are clearly stated on the journal website.

Any publication fee:

  • Will not influence editorial decisions.

  • Will not affect peer-review outcomes.

  • Will not guarantee acceptance.

  • Will be applied equally and transparently.

Manuscripts are accepted based on academic quality, originality, relevance, and compliance with ethical publishing standards.

7. Repository and Self-Archiving Policy

The journal supports responsible scholarly sharing and encourages authors to preserve and disseminate their research outputs.

Authors may deposit:

  • Accepted manuscripts.

  • Published versions.

  • Supplementary materials.

in institutional repositories, subject repositories, or other academic platforms according to the journal's licensing terms.

8. Digital Preservation Policy

The journal is committed to ensuring long-term accessibility and preservation of published scholarly content.

The journal supports digital archiving practices to protect the scholarly record and ensure continued availability of published articles.

9. Open Access and Research Integrity

Open access does not reduce the journal's commitment to academic quality.

All articles published by the journal undergo:

  • Editorial assessment.

  • Plagiarism and similarity screening.

  • Rigorous double-blind peer review.

  • Ethical compliance evaluation.

Open access publication is granted only after manuscripts successfully meet the journal's academic and ethical standards.

10. Data and Supplementary Material Access

The journal encourages authors to share research data, supplementary materials, methodologies, and supporting information whenever ethically and legally possible.

Data sharing should respect:

  • Research participant confidentiality.

  • Indigenous and community rights.

  • Legal requirements.

  • Institutional regulations.

11. Special Issue Open Access Policy

Articles published as part of Special Issues follow the same Open Access principles and publication standards as regular issues.

All Special Issue articles must comply with the journal's:

  • Peer Review Policy.

  • Publication Ethics Policy.

  • Copyright Policy.

  • Open Access requirements.

12. Publisher Commitment

The Publisher, COLLEGIUM JUSTICIA INDONESIA – Division of People’s Empowerment, Rights, Human Advocacy, and Legal Knowledge Initiative, supports open access publishing as part of its commitment to:

  • Expanding access to scholarly knowledge.

  • Promoting academic collaboration.

  • Supporting researchers and communities.

  • Advancing climate justice, environmental sustainability, and human rights scholarship.

13. Final Statement

The Indonesian Climate Justice Review believes that open access to scholarly research strengthens global knowledge exchange and supports inclusive participation in academic discourse.

Through its open access policy, the journal is committed to providing transparent, ethical, and unrestricted access to high-quality research while protecting authors' rights and maintaining the integrity of the scholarly publishing process.