open access

Open Access Policy

SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA  is an open-access scientific journal that provides immediate, free, and permanent access to all published articles. Readers are not required to register, subscribe, or pay any fee to access the journal’s content.

This policy supports the dissemination and exchange of scientific knowledge by making research results widely available to researchers, educators, students, professionals, policymakers, and the public.

Immediate Open Access

All articles published in SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA  are made freely available immediately upon publication without an embargo period.

Readers may access the full text of published articles through the journal website at any time.

SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA  does not charge readers for:

  • Reading articles
  • Downloading article files
  • Accessing article metadata
  • Searching published content
  • Sharing permitted copies of articles
  • Using articles for legitimate non-commercial academic and educational purposes

Open Access Principles

SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA  believes that free access to research contributes to:

  • Wider dissemination of scientific knowledge
  • Increased visibility of authors and institutions
  • Greater opportunities for research collaboration
  • Improved access to scholarly information
  • Increased use and citation of published research
  • Development of education, research, technology, and society
  • Reduction of barriers to academic communication

The journal is committed to ensuring that published research can be accessed by readers regardless of their geographic location, institutional affiliation, or financial capacity.

Licensing

Unless otherwise stated, articles and their associated metadata published by SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA  are licensed under the:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

Under this license, readers may:

  • Read and download published articles.
  • Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Share articles for academic, educational, and other non-commercial purposes.
  • Translate, adapt, remix, or build upon the published material.
  • Deposit permitted versions in institutional or subject repositories.

These permissions are subject to the following conditions:

Attribution

Users must provide appropriate credit to the author or authors, cite the original publication in SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA , provide a reference to the license, and indicate whether changes have been made.

NonCommercial

Published materials may not be used primarily for commercial purposes or commercial advantage without prior written permission from the copyright holder.

ShareAlike

When users adapt, translate, remix, or build upon published materials, the resulting work must be distributed under the same Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

No Additional Restrictions

Users may not apply legal terms or technological measures that prevent others from exercising the rights permitted by the license.

Copyright Ownership

Authors retain the copyright and publishing rights to their articles.

By publishing in SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA , authors grant the journal the right of first publication and a non-exclusive license to:

  • Publish the article.
  • Distribute the article through the journal website.
  • Preserve and archive the article.
  • Include the article in indexing and abstracting databases.
  • Convert the article into different publication formats.
  • Promote and disseminate the article through scholarly communication platforms.

Copyright ownership is not transferred from the authors to the journal.

Reader Rights

Readers are permitted to:

  • Access articles without payment.
  • Download and save article files.
  • Print articles for personal, educational, or research purposes.
  • Share article links and permitted copies.
  • Cite and discuss published research.
  • Use articles for teaching and academic presentations.
  • Adapt content for non-commercial purposes in accordance with the applicable license.

All uses must properly acknowledge the authors and the original publication in SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA .

Author Self-Archiving

Authors are permitted and encouraged to deposit their articles in:

  • Institutional repositories
  • Subject-based repositories
  • University repositories
  • Personal academic websites
  • Research profiles
  • Non-commercial scholarly platforms
  • Other appropriate digital archives

Authors should provide complete bibliographic information and acknowledge that the article was originally published in SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA .

Where possible, the deposited version should include a link to the official article page or the published version of record.

Repository Policy

SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA  permits authors to archive the following versions of their manuscripts:

  • The submitted manuscript
  • The accepted manuscript
  • The published version of record

Deposited versions must clearly indicate their publication status and provide appropriate acknowledgement of SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA  as the original publisher.

Article Metadata

Article metadata—including titles, author names, affiliations, abstracts, keywords, references, publication dates, and other bibliographic information—may be made openly available for:

  • Indexing
  • Abstracting
  • Citation services
  • Digital libraries
  • Institutional repositories
  • Research discovery platforms
  • Scholarly databases
  • Digital preservation systems

Metadata may be harvested, stored, and distributed in accordance with the journal’s licensing and technical policies.

No Reader Subscription Fees

SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA  does not require readers or institutions to purchase subscriptions to access published articles.

Access to the journal’s published content is provided without:

  • Subscription charges
  • Paywalls
  • Article access fees
  • Institutional login requirements
  • Mandatory reader registration
  • Embargo periods

Article Processing Charges

The open-access status of SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA  is separate from any Article Processing Charges that may apply to authors.

When publication charges are applied, complete information regarding the amount, payment process, waivers, exemptions, and applicable conditions will be stated transparently on the journal’s Article Processing Charges page.

Payment of an Article Processing Charge does not influence editorial decisions and does not guarantee manuscript acceptance.

Editorial Independence

The journal’s open-access model, publication funding, sponsorship, advertising, or Article Processing Charges must not influence editorial decisions.

Manuscripts are evaluated based on:

  • Academic quality
  • Originality
  • Methodological validity
  • Relevance to the journal’s focus and scope
  • Scientific contribution
  • Compliance with publication ethics
  • Peer-review recommendations

Third-Party Materials

The journal’s Creative Commons license may not apply to third-party materials included in an article when those materials are identified as being subject to separate copyright conditions.

Users are responsible for obtaining permission from the relevant copyright holder before reproducing third-party materials, unless the intended use is permitted by applicable law.

Commercial Use

The CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license does not permit the use of SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA  articles primarily for commercial purposes without authorization.

Requests for commercial reproduction, republication, distribution, translation, adaptation, or licensing should be submitted to the copyright holder or the journal’s editorial office.

Digital Preservation

SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA  is committed to maintaining the long-term availability of its open-access content.

The journal may preserve published articles and metadata through:

  • Institutional repositories
  • Digital archiving systems
  • National libraries
  • Academic databases
  • Indexing platforms
  • Regular server backups
  • Other recognized preservation services

Digital preservation is intended to ensure that published content remains accessible if the journal website experiences technical disruption or changes in the future.

Open Access Statement

The following statement may be displayed on the journal website and published articles:

SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA  provides immediate open access to all published content. Articles and their associated metadata are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), unless otherwise stated.

User Responsibility

By accessing, downloading, sharing, or adapting content published by SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA , users agree to:

  • Respect the applicable Creative Commons license.
  • Properly acknowledge the authors and the journal.
  • Provide accurate citation information.
  • Indicate any modifications or adaptations.
  • Avoid unauthorized commercial use.
  • Respect third-party copyright and intellectual property rights.
  • Avoid misrepresenting the findings or statements of the authors.

SITUSTIKA FIKUNMA  reserves the right to take appropriate action when its published content is used in violation of copyright law, licensing conditions, publication ethics, or intellectual property rights.