The International Journal of Pesantren Studies (INJOPS) is a peer-reviewed, fully open-access scholarly journal committed to making published research freely and immediately available to readers worldwide. The journal supports the dissemination, accessibility, and responsible reuse of scholarly knowledge without financial, subscription-based, or registration barriers to reading its published articles.

INJOPS adopts an open-access publishing model under which published articles are accessible online without an embargo period. Its open-access policy is implemented through the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits the sharing and adaptation of published material, including for commercial purposes, subject to the terms of the license.

1. Immediate and Free Access

All articles published in INJOPS are made freely accessible through the journal's official website immediately upon publication. Readers are not required to pay subscription fees, purchase individual articles, register an account, or obtain institutional access to read and download published content.

The journal does not impose an embargo period on published articles. Full-text access is provided from the date of publication, supporting the timely circulation of research findings and scholarly discussion.

2. Open Access Licensing

Articles published in INJOPS are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Under this license, readers and other users may copy, reproduce, distribute, translate, adapt, and build upon published material in any medium or format, including for commercial purposes, provided that the applicable attribution requirements are satisfied.

Users must give appropriate credit to the original authors, retain applicable copyright and licensing information, provide a reference or link to the license, and indicate whether modifications have been made. Attribution must not imply endorsement by the authors or the journal.

3. Rights of Readers and Users

Subject to the terms of CC BY 4.0 and any applicable third-party rights, users may:

• Read, download, print, copy, and share published articles without requesting additional permission.
• Distribute articles through academic repositories, scholarly networks, educational platforms, and other communication channels.
• Reproduce, translate, adapt, and incorporate licensed material into new scholarly or educational works.
• Use articles for research, teaching, professional, and commercial activities in accordance with the license.
• Search, index, and undertake text and data mining of published material, subject to applicable law and the rights associated with the material.

These permissions do not extend automatically to third-party materials that are expressly excluded from the article's open license. Users must respect any separately identified rights or restrictions.

4. Copyright and Author Rights

Authors retain copyright in their original scholarly works and grant INJOPS the non-exclusive right of first publication. Publication in the journal does not require authors to transfer copyright ownership to INJOPS or its publisher.

Authors retain the right to share and reuse their published works in accordance with the applicable open license. The journal's License and Copyright policy provides further information concerning copyright ownership, attribution, publication rights, and third-party materials.

5. Self-Archiving and Repository Deposit

INJOPS permits authors to deposit and share their preprints, accepted manuscripts, and published articles in institutional repositories, disciplinary repositories, personal websites, and other appropriate scholarly platforms without an embargo imposed by the journal.

When depositing or sharing the published version, authors should provide appropriate acknowledgement of the original publication in INJOPS, including the article title, journal name, bibliographic information, and DOI or official article URL where available. Earlier manuscript versions should be identified accurately and should not be represented as the final published version.

6. Open Access and Publication Charges

Open access concerns the availability and reuse of published research and is distinct from any fees associated with manuscript processing or publication. Access to articles published in INJOPS is free for readers regardless of whether the journal applies publication charges to authors.

Any applicable publication charges, payment procedures, or fee exemptions are governed by the journal's separately published fee policy. Financial arrangements must not override the editorial assessment or peer review of manuscripts.

7. Scholarly Dissemination and Discoverability

INJOPS supports the dissemination and discovery of published scholarship through publicly accessible article pages, bibliographic metadata, and standardised mechanisms for scholarly information exchange. Its open-access model facilitates the lawful sharing, indexing, and use of published research by readers, libraries, repositories, and other scholarly services.

The availability of open metadata and accessible full texts does not imply automatic inclusion in any particular indexing database. Inclusion in external services remains subject to their respective technical requirements and selection criteria.

8. Responsible Use of Open Access Content

Open access permits broad reuse of scholarly material but does not remove the responsibility to acknowledge intellectual contributions accurately. Readers and authors who reproduce or adapt published work must comply with the applicable license and observe accepted standards of academic attribution and research integrity.

The journal's Publication Ethics policy addresses matters concerning plagiarism, misrepresentation, research integrity, and responsible scholarly conduct. Questions regarding open-access licensing or reuse permissions may be directed to the INJOPS editorial office through the journal's official communication channels.