Open Access Policy
Open Access Policy
Justitia Nova: Indonesian Journal of Modern Law is a fully open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal committed to the unrestricted dissemination of high-quality legal scholarship. The journal regards Open Access as an essential component of contemporary scholarly communication because unrestricted access to research can strengthen knowledge exchange, facilitate academic collaboration, support evidence-informed policymaking, and increase the societal relevance of legal scholarship across national, regional, and international contexts.
All articles published by Justitia Nova are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication. Readers are not required to maintain a subscription, create an account, or pay an access fee to read or obtain published articles. The journal does not impose an embargo period, and articles that have successfully completed the editorial and peer review process become publicly accessible upon publication.
Readers may read, download, copy, print, search, link to, share, and otherwise reuse published articles for lawful purposes in accordance with the terms of the applicable Creative Commons license. Appropriate attribution must be provided to the original author(s), the journal, and the published source. Through this approach, Justitia Nova seeks to maximize the accessibility, discoverability, dissemination, and potential impact of legal research.
The journal supports the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and is committed to advancing an equitable and sustainable model of scholarly communication in which access to publicly disseminated research is not unnecessarily restricted by subscription barriers, paywalls, or geographical limitations.
Open Access Principles
The Open Access policy of Justitia Nova is founded on the principle that scholarly research should be broadly accessible to the academic community and society. Accordingly, the journal provides immediate and unrestricted online access to all published articles without subscription fees, registration requirements, or paywalls. No embargo period is applied to published content.
The journal seeks to make its research accessible to researchers, academics, students, legal practitioners, policymakers, educators, and members of the general public worldwide. By removing barriers to access, Justitia Nova aims to enhance the visibility and discoverability of published scholarship while facilitating citation, knowledge exchange, interdisciplinary engagement, and international academic collaboration.
The journal also recognizes that Open Access requires responsible stewardship of scholarly content. Its publishing practices therefore seek to balance broad accessibility with appropriate attribution, copyright protection, research integrity, ethical publication practices, and long-term preservation of the scholarly record.
Copyright and Licensing
Authors retain the copyright to their published works while granting Justitia Nova: Indonesian Journal of Modern Law the right of first publication. This arrangement enables authors to retain ownership of their intellectual work while allowing the journal to disseminate the article as part of its scholarly publishing program.
Unless otherwise stated for a particular article, all published works are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License. This license permits users to share, copy, redistribute, adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the published material in any medium or format, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate attribution is given to the original author(s), the journal, the source, and the applicable license.
Reuse under the CC BY 4.0 License does not require additional permission from the publisher, provided that the conditions of the license are respected. Users remain responsible for complying with the license terms and for distinguishing the original work from any subsequent modification, adaptation, or derivative use.
Author Rights
Justitia Nova recognizes the importance of preserving authors’ rights and supporting the broad dissemination of scholarly work. Authors retain significant rights in relation to their published research and may disseminate the published version through appropriate scholarly and institutional channels.
Authors may deposit the published version of their articles in institutional repositories, personal academic websites, or other reputable scholarly repositories, subject to applicable repository policies and the terms of the publication license. Authors may also share their published articles through academic networks and professional platforms in accordance with the CC BY 4.0 License.
Authors may use their published work for educational, research, and other lawful scholarly purposes. They may also reuse portions or the entirety of their work in subsequent scholarly publications, provided that the original publication in Justitia Nova is appropriately acknowledged and the reuse does not misrepresent the publication history or authorship of the work.
Accessibility and Long-Term Preservation
Justitia Nova is committed to ensuring that published research remains accessible and available as part of the long-term scholarly record. Published articles are maintained through the journal’s official publishing platform and supported by appropriate digital preservation and backup mechanisms.
Where applicable, the journal may utilize established institutional or external repositories, including Zenodo, to support long-term preservation and additional discoverability of published research. The publisher’s institutional repository and regular server backup procedures may also be used to strengthen the resilience and continuity of the journal’s digital archive.
The Editorial Office seeks to maintain stable and continuous access to published content and to implement appropriate measures for digital preservation, data integrity, and content continuity. In the event of technological or organizational disruption, reasonable preservation mechanisms will be used to protect the availability and integrity of the scholarly record.
Benefits of Open Access
The journal considers Open Access an important mechanism for increasing the visibility, accessibility, discoverability, and potential impact of legal scholarship. By eliminating subscription and paywall barriers, published research can reach a broader community of scholars, practitioners, policymakers, educators, students, and members of the public.
Open dissemination may also facilitate interdisciplinary research, international collaboration, comparative legal inquiry, policy engagement, and the practical application of scholarly findings. In this respect, the journal views Open Access not merely as a distribution model but as part of a broader commitment to strengthening the relationship between legal scholarship and society.
Commitment to Open Scholarship
Through its fully Open Access publishing model, Justitia Nova: Indonesian Journal of Modern Law seeks to contribute to a more accessible, collaborative, and internationally connected ecosystem of legal scholarship. The journal is committed to making published research immediately available, supporting lawful reuse under the applicable license, and facilitating the broad dissemination and long-term preservation of scholarly contributions.
This commitment forms part of the journal’s broader mission to advance rigorous and responsible legal scholarship. By combining unrestricted access with robust peer review, publication ethics, responsible licensing, and preservation practices, Justitia Nova aims to maximize the academic and societal value of published research while contributing to the development of modern legal studies at national, regional, and international levels.