Open Access Policy

Creative Commons License   Creative Commons License

Islam Realitas: Journal of Islamic and Social Studies

The Islam Realitas: Journal of Islamic and Social Studies is committed to promoting the broadest possible access to published research and ensuring that it can be freely read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, searched, linked to in full text, used as data for software, or utilised for any other lawful purpose without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

All articles published in Islam Realitas are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/]. This license allows others to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material) for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are indicated. Derivative works must be distributed under the same license (ShareAlike).


Key Points of Our Open Access Policy

  1. Immediate Open Access
    All articles are made freely available to the public immediately upon publication, without any embargo period.

  2. Author Rights
    Authors retain copyright of their work. By publishing in JEMAST, authors grant the journal the right of first publication and allow the journal to identify itself as the original publisher.

  3. Reuse and Redistribution
    Articles can be reused, redistributed, and adapted for any lawful purpose, including commercial use, provided that proper attribution is given to the original work and derivative works are licensed under the same terms (CC BY-SA 4.0).

  4. Accessibility
    The full text of all published articles is made available in PDF format to ensure ease of access and use.

  5. Transparency
    Licensing terms are clearly indicated on the journal’s website and within each published article, including a direct link to the Creative Commons license.

  6. No Registration Required
    Readers are not required to register or pay to access any part of the journal’s content.


Islam Realitas adheres to the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing as outlined by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, and WAME. Our commitment ensures that editorial decisions are based solely on scholarly merit and that the journal upholds the highest standards of ethical publishing.

For more information about our open access policy, please contact us at [[email protected]].