Open Access Policy

AJCFL Access & Licensing Policy

Open Access Policy

Aksen Journal of Contemporary Family Law

Aksen Journal of Contemporary Family Law (AJCFL) is an open-access scholarly journal. The journal is committed to making high-quality research in contemporary family law freely and immediately available to researchers, academics, legal practitioners, judges, policymakers, students, and the wider public.

AJCFL believes that unrestricted access to scholarly knowledge supports wider dissemination of research, encourages academic dialogue, strengthens the visibility and impact of scholarship, and contributes to the advancement of knowledge across institutions, jurisdictions, and national boundaries.

Immediate and Free Access

All articles published in AJCFL are made freely and immediately available online upon publication. Readers are not required to pay subscription fees, access charges, or registration fees to read, download, and access the full text of published articles.

Open Access Principles

Free Access
Published articles are freely accessible to all readers.
Immediate Access
No embargo period is imposed on published articles.
Responsible Reuse
Articles may be shared and adapted under the applicable Creative Commons license.
Author Rights
Authors retain copyright in their published works.

1. Access to Published Content

AJCFL provides immediate open access to the full text of all published articles. No subscription is required to access journal content, and readers may access published articles through the journal's official website without payment.

This policy reflects AJCFL's commitment to the principle that making research freely available contributes to a wider and more equitable global exchange of scholarly knowledge.

2. Creative Commons License

All articles published in AJCFL are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0) .

CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution • ShareAlike • Open Access

The license permits users to copy, share, redistribute, remix, transform, translate, and build upon published material for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that appropriate attribution is given and derivative works are distributed under the same license.

View CC BY-SA 4.0 License

3. Reader and User Rights

Subject to the terms of the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, readers and other users may:

  • Read and download published articles without subscription or access fees;
  • Copy and redistribute articles in any medium or format;
  • Share articles for research, teaching, and educational purposes;
  • Translate, adapt, remix, or build upon published materials;
  • Use published materials for scholarly, educational, professional, non-commercial, or commercial purposes; and
  • Deposit and preserve copies in repositories and other scholarly information systems, subject to proper attribution and the applicable license.

4. Attribution and ShareAlike Requirements

Open access does not mean that published works are free from copyright or attribution requirements. Users who reproduce, distribute, or adapt material published in AJCFL must provide appropriate credit to the author(s), acknowledge the original publication in AJCFL, provide a link to the applicable Creative Commons license, and indicate whether changes have been made.

Where material is remixed, transformed, translated, or otherwise adapted, the resulting work must be distributed under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

5. Copyright Retention

Authors retain copyright in their works. Publication in AJCFL does not transfer copyright ownership to the journal or publisher. Authors grant AJCFL the right of first publication and authorize the journal to publish, reproduce, distribute, preserve, archive, index, and make the published article publicly available under the journal's open-access and licensing policies.

6. Self-Archiving and Repository Policy

AJCFL supports the dissemination and preservation of scholarly work. Authors may deposit and share their published articles in institutional repositories, subject repositories, personal academic websites, institutional websites, and other appropriate scholarly platforms, provided that the original publication in AJCFL is properly acknowledged.

No Embargo

AJCFL does not impose an embargo period on the sharing of the published version of an article. Authors are encouraged to include complete bibliographic information and, where available, a link to the article's official journal version.

7. Open Access and Publication Charges

Open access means that readers are not charged for accessing published content. This is separate from publication-related charges that may apply to authors.

Type Charge Status
Reader Access Rp 0 Free and Open Access
Submission Fee Rp 0 Free
Fast Track Review Rp 250.000 Optional
Article Processing Charge (APC) Rp 750.000 Payable after acceptance

8. Third-Party Materials

The CC BY-SA 4.0 license generally applies to the original content of articles published in AJCFL. Third-party photographs, illustrations, figures, tables, datasets, or other materials may be subject to different copyright or licensing conditions where specifically indicated in a credit line or other notice.

Users are responsible for determining whether separate permission is required before reusing third-party material that is not covered by the article's Creative Commons license.

Open Access at a Glance

Access
Immediate & Free
Embargo
None
Copyright
Retained by Authors
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Self-Archiving
Permitted
AJCFL Commitment to Open Scholarship

AJCFL supports the broad dissemination of scholarly knowledge by providing immediate open access to its published content. Through author copyright retention, open licensing, responsible reuse, and unrestricted reader access, the journal seeks to expand the reach of contemporary family law scholarship and encourage academic exchange across disciplinary, institutional, and geographical boundaries.

Open Access Statement

Aksen Journal of Contemporary Family Law (AJCFL) provides immediate open access to all published articles without subscription or reader access fees. Authors retain copyright in their works. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), permitting sharing and adaptation provided that appropriate attribution is given and derivative works are distributed under the same license.

Aksen Journal of Contemporary Family Law (AJCFL)
Immediate Open Access  •  No Embargo  •  Author Copyright  •  CC BY-SA 4.0  •  Open Scholarship