Archiving and Deposit Policy

Contemporary Issues on Indonesian Human Rights Law and Policy is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, and availability of its published scholarly content. The journal recognizes digital archiving and repository deposit as essential components of responsible scholarly publishing and open access.

The journal therefore permits and encourages the preservation and dissemination of published articles through institutional repositories, subject repositories, national repositories, and other appropriate scholarly platforms.

1. Digital Archiving and Long-Term Preservation

The journal is committed to preserving the scholarly record and maintaining continued access to all published content.

Published articles, including their bibliographic metadata and associated publication information, should be preserved through appropriate digital archiving and preservation mechanisms.

The journal seeks to ensure that published content remains accessible in the event of:

  • Changes to the journal's website;
  • Changes to the publishing platform;
  • Changes in ownership or management;
  • Technical disruption;
  • Institutional restructuring; or
  • Cessation of journal publication.

Digital preservation arrangements may include institutional repositories, trusted digital preservation services, repository networks, or other recognized preservation infrastructures.

2. Author Self-Archiving

Authors retain the right to archive and share their published work.

Authors may deposit the Version of Record (VoR) of their published article without restriction in:

  • Institutional repositories;
  • University repositories;
  • Subject repositories;
  • National repositories;
  • Research repositories;
  • Personal academic websites;
  • Scholarly communication platforms; and
  • Other legitimate academic repositories.

No embargo period applies to author self-archiving.

Authors may deposit their article immediately upon publication.

3. Versions of Manuscripts

For purposes of repository deposit, the journal recognizes the following versions:

3.1 Submitted Manuscript

The Submitted Manuscript is the version originally submitted by the author before peer review.

Authors may retain and deposit this version where permitted by the policies of the relevant repository or platform.

3.2 Accepted Manuscript

The Accepted Manuscript is the version that has undergone peer review and has been formally accepted for publication but has not yet undergone final copyediting, typesetting, and publication production.

Authors may deposit the Accepted Manuscript without embargo.

3.3 Version of Record

The Version of Record (VoR) is the final published version of the article as formally published by the journal, including its final bibliographic information, DOI, formatting, and publication metadata.

Authors are expressly permitted to deposit and share the Version of Record without restriction, subject to the terms of the applicable CC BY 4.0 license.

The journal encourages authors to deposit the Version of Record whenever possible because it represents the definitive published version of the scholarly work.

4. No Embargo

The journal does not impose an embargo period on the deposit or dissemination of published articles.

Authors may make their published work publicly available:

  • Immediately upon publication;
  • During the publication period; and
  • After publication indefinitely,

subject to applicable copyright and licensing terms.

5. Repository Deposit Rights

Authors retain full copyright in their published work and may deposit their articles in repositories without obtaining additional permission from the journal.

Repository deposit may be undertaken by:

  • The author;
  • The corresponding author;
  • The author's institution;
  • A research organization;
  • A librarian or repository administrator acting on behalf of the author; or
  • Another authorized representative.

No additional licensing agreement with the journal is required for deposit of material covered by the journal's CC BY 4.0 license.

6. Creative Commons Licensing

Articles published by the journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), unless otherwise indicated.

The CC BY 4.0 license permits users to share, reproduce, distribute, and adapt the published material, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate attribution is given.

Repository copies should retain, where reasonably practicable:

  • The author name(s);
  • Article title;
  • Journal title;
  • Publication year;
  • Volume and issue;
  • DOI;
  • Original publication information; and
  • A reference to the applicable CC BY 4.0 license.

7. Repository Metadata

When depositing an article, authors and repository administrators are encouraged to include accurate bibliographic metadata.

Metadata should include, where available:

  • Author name(s);
  • ORCID iD;
  • Article title;
  • Abstract;
  • Keywords;
  • Journal title;
  • Volume;
  • Issue;
  • Publication date;
  • Page numbers or article number;
  • DOI;
  • Publisher information; and
  • Licensing information.

Accurate metadata facilitates discoverability, indexing, citation, and long-term preservation.

8. Persistent Identifiers

The journal supports the use of persistent identifiers to facilitate the long-term identification and discovery of scholarly content.

Where applicable, each published article is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) or another recognized persistent identifier.

Authors depositing articles in repositories are encouraged to include the DOI and link to the journal's official Version of Record.

9. Institutional and Subject Repositories

Authors may deposit their work in appropriate institutional or subject repositories without restriction.

Examples include repositories operated by:

  • Universities;
  • Research institutions;
  • Government or public research organizations;
  • National libraries;
  • Subject-specific scholarly communities; and
  • Other recognized academic institutions.

Repository deposit does not constitute duplicate publication when the deposited material corresponds to an article already published by the journal and the original publication is appropriately identified.

10. Personal Websites and Academic Platforms

Authors may share their published articles through personal academic websites and recognized scholarly communication platforms.

Where possible, authors should provide a link to the Version of Record on the journal's website and retain the original article's citation and licensing information.

11. Research Data and Supplementary Materials

Where applicable, authors are encouraged to deposit research data, datasets, supplementary materials, instruments, code, or other supporting research outputs in appropriate repositories.

The deposit of research data should comply with:

  • Applicable ethical requirements;
  • Privacy and data protection laws;
  • Confidentiality obligations;
  • Research participant protections;
  • Intellectual property rights; and
  • Restrictions applicable to sensitive or confidential information.

Sensitive personal information and confidential research materials must not be publicly deposited unless appropriate legal and ethical requirements have been satisfied.

12. Legal and Human Rights Research Materials

Because the journal focuses on human rights law and policy, authors may work with sensitive legal, institutional, archival, or personal information.

Authors must ensure that repository deposit does not compromise:

  • Privacy;
  • Confidentiality;
  • Victim or survivor protection;
  • Anonymity;
  • Legal privilege;
  • Court-imposed restrictions;
  • Institutional confidentiality;
  • Data protection requirements; or
  • Other applicable legal or ethical obligations.

Where full public deposit is inappropriate, authors may deposit an appropriate redacted, anonymized, or metadata-only version where permitted.

13. Third-Party Material

Repository deposit of an article does not automatically grant rights to third-party materials contained within that article.

Where an article contains material owned by third parties, including:

  • Images;
  • Photographs;
  • Maps;
  • Figures;
  • Tables;
  • Archival documents;
  • Previously published material; or
  • Other copyrighted content,

the applicable copyright and licensing conditions must be observed.

Authors are responsible for identifying material that is excluded from the CC BY 4.0 license.

14. Preservation of the Version of Record

The journal recognizes the Version of Record as the definitive published version.

Where possible, repository copies should link directly to the Version of Record through the journal's official website or DOI.

If the journal publishes a correction, amendment, expression of concern, or retraction, the journal's official Version of Record and relevant editorial notices take precedence over independently archived copies.

Authors and repositories are encouraged to update or annotate archived copies where technically possible when significant post-publication changes occur.

15. Corrections and Retractions

If a published article is corrected or retracted, the journal will maintain the relevant scholarly record in accordance with its Correction, Retraction, and Withdrawal Policy.

The journal will not ordinarily remove a published article solely because it has been corrected or retracted. Instead, appropriate editorial notices will be associated with the article to preserve transparency and the integrity of the scholarly record.

Where technically possible, repositories hosting the article are encouraged to link to the journal's correction or retraction notice.

16. Archiving of Journal Issues

The journal seeks to preserve:

  • Published articles;
  • Journal issues;
  • Article metadata;
  • Abstracts and keywords;
  • DOI information;
  • Editorial notices;
  • Supplementary materials where applicable; and
  • Other materials necessary to reconstruct the scholarly record.

Archiving arrangements may be periodically reviewed and updated in response to technological developments and recognized standards for digital preservation.

17. Digital Preservation Services

The journal may participate in recognized digital preservation and archiving services to provide additional safeguards for long-term access.

Such services may include appropriate:

  • Institutional preservation systems;
  • Trusted digital repositories;
  • Distributed preservation networks;
  • National or international scholarly preservation services; and
  • Other recognized digital archiving infrastructures.

The specific services used by the journal may be updated as the journal's technical and institutional infrastructure develops.

18. Author Responsibility

Authors are encouraged to preserve copies of:

  • The submitted manuscript;
  • The accepted manuscript;
  • The final Version of Record;
  • Supporting research materials; and
  • Relevant publication documentation.

Authors should retain the final published article and its DOI information for future scholarly reference and repository deposit.

19. Publisher and Journal Responsibility

The journal and its publisher are responsible for making reasonable efforts to:

  • Maintain the journal's digital platform;
  • Preserve published content;
  • Maintain article metadata;
  • Maintain DOI or persistent identifier information;
  • Support repository dissemination;
  • Protect the integrity of the Version of Record; and
  • Implement appropriate preservation measures.

The journal may cooperate with libraries, repositories, indexing services, preservation networks, and other scholarly infrastructure providers for these purposes.

20. Journal Discontinuation

If the journal ceases publication, the journal and/or publisher will make reasonable efforts to ensure continued access to previously published content.

The journal will seek to preserve the published scholarly record through appropriate institutional, repository, or digital preservation arrangements.

The cessation of publication will not, by itself, terminate the rights granted to authors under the applicable Creative Commons license.

21. Special Issues

This Archiving and Deposit Policy applies equally to articles published in:

  • Regular issues;
  • Special Issues;
  • Conference-based Special Issues;
  • Invited collections; and
  • Other journal publication programs.

Articles published in Special Issues receive the same repository, licensing, and digital preservation rights as articles published in regular issues.

22. Open Access and Archiving

The journal's archiving policy is consistent with its commitment to immediate open access.

The journal's standard model is:

Copyright: Authors retain full copyright without restriction.

License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

Access: Immediate and free.

Embargo: None.

Author Self-Archiving: Permitted without restriction.

Version of Record Deposit: Permitted.

Institutional Repository Deposit: Permitted.

Subject Repository Deposit: Permitted.

Personal Website Sharing: Permitted.

Commercial Reuse: Permitted under CC BY 4.0.

23. Commitment to Long-Term Scholarly Access

Contemporary Issues on Indonesian Human Rights Law and Policy considers preservation and repository dissemination essential to responsible open access publishing.

The journal therefore supports a model in which authors retain full copyright while their published scholarship remains freely available, shareable, discoverable, and preservable.

The journal is committed to ensuring that contemporary research on Indonesian human rights law and policy remains accessible to researchers, legal practitioners, policymakers, civil society organizations, students, and the wider public over the long term.