Open Access Policy

01. Open Access Statement

The Indonesian Tourism Journal (ITJ) is committed to open access scholarly publishing. The journal makes its published research available to readers through its official website without subscription requirements or charges for reading and downloading articles. This enables researchers, academics, tourism professionals, policymakers, students, communities, and the wider public to access scholarly knowledge.

ITJ supports the dissemination and responsible use of scientific findings concerning tourism, destination development, hospitality, tourism governance, sustainability, heritage, communities, and related interdisciplinary topics. Public access to research contributes to academic communication, professional practice, evidence-informed decision-making, and the wider visibility of tourism scholarship.

Published content may be accessed, read, downloaded, shared, and adapted in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). Users must recognize the original authors and publication source and follow the applicable license conditions.

Open Access Commitment

ITJ provides free public access to its published articles while permitting lawful sharing and reuse under CC BY-SA 4.0. Free access for readers does not mean that accepted manuscripts are exempt from the journal’s separately disclosed article publication fee.

02. Free Access to Scholarly Publications

All research articles published by ITJ can be accessed through the journal’s online publishing platform without a subscription or payment from readers. The availability of articles for open reading and downloading is intended to support scholarly exchange and the public dissemination of tourism research.

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Free Online Reading

Readers may consult published articles on the official ITJ website without subscription fees or pay-per-view access charges.

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Free Article Download

Published articles can be downloaded without reader charges. Subsequent redistribution and use must comply with the applicable Creative Commons license.

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Scholarly Knowledge Sharing

Readers may share and redistribute licensed articles for research, teaching, tourism policy, community engagement, professional practice, and other lawful purposes, subject to licensing conditions.

Access and Dissemination

Free access to ITJ publications is intended to enable the broader exchange of tourism knowledge and improve the availability of research findings to academic and non-academic audiences. Readers may consult the ITJ Publication Archives for published issues.

03. Creative Commons Licensing

The Indonesian Tourism Journal distributes its published articles under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). The license allows the public to share and adapt covered materials, including for commercial purposes, while requiring attribution and the same or a compatible license for adaptations.

CC BY-SA 4.0
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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Permissions Granted by the License

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Share

Users may copy, reproduce, and redistribute the licensed material in any medium or format for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that all license conditions are met.

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Adapt

Users may translate, remix, transform, and build upon the licensed material, including for commercial purposes, provided that attribution and ShareAlike requirements are respected.

License Conditions

  1. Attribution (BY): Give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate whether any changes were made. Attribution must not suggest endorsement by the author(s) or journal.
  2. ShareAlike (SA): If the work is adapted, contributions must be distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0 or another license officially recognized as compatible.
  3. No Additional Restrictions: Do not apply legal terms or technological measures that prevent others from exercising permissions granted by the license.

Users should consult the official license summary and full legal code for the authoritative conditions of CC BY-SA 4.0.

04. Attribution and Responsible Reuse

Individuals and organizations that use content from ITJ must acknowledge the original authors and journal publication. Attribution is necessary when material is quoted, copied, redistributed, translated, adapted, or incorporated into subsequent academic, educational, professional, policy, or commercial work.

Appropriate acknowledgment enables users to trace the origin of research and recognize authors’ intellectual contributions. Permission to access material freely does not remove the obligation to provide accurate citations or comply with applicable copyright rules.

Required Attribution Information

  1. Author Identification: State the name(s) of the original author(s).
  2. Article Identification: Identify the article title when relevant to the use.
  3. Publication Source: Acknowledge the Indonesian Tourism Journal (ITJ) as the original publication.
  4. Persistent Reference: Include the DOI or a permanent article URL when available.
  5. License Acknowledgment: Provide a reference or link to CC BY-SA 4.0.
  6. Modification Disclosure: Clearly state whether the work has been changed, translated, or adapted.

Responsible Use of Research

Users must not misrepresent published findings, claim the work of others as their own, or imply that the authors or ITJ have endorsed a particular reuse of the material.

Third-Party Materials and Other Rights

The Creative Commons license covers content that falls under the relevant license notice. Images, photographs, figures, datasets, and other materials identified as third-party content may be subject to separate rights or permissions. Privacy, moral rights, and other applicable legal rights must also be respected.

05. Author Rights and Scholarly Dissemination

Authors whose work is published in ITJ retain ownership of copyright. They grant the journal the right of first publication while their published work is distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Authors may enter into additional non-exclusive arrangements to distribute the published version, provided that the article’s initial publication in ITJ is acknowledged.

ITJ permits and encourages authors to share research through institutional repositories, personal academic websites, and other appropriate scholarly platforms. The journal also encourages scholarly exchange through sharing research online before and during submission, as stated in its copyright policy.

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Copyright Retention

The author(s) remain the copyright holder(s) and grant ITJ the right of first publication of accepted scholarly articles.

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Repository Distribution

Authors may share and distribute the published work in institutional or subject repositories, acknowledging its first publication in ITJ.

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Scholarly Communication

Authors may disseminate research through academic websites and other lawful channels to support visibility, collaboration, and further academic discussion.

Related Copyright Policy

Further information about copyright ownership, publication rights, self-archiving, and reuse is provided in the ITJ Copyright & License Policy.

06. Open Access and Publication Charges

ITJ distinguishes between free reader access and author publication charges. The journal does not charge readers to access or download published articles. Manuscript submission and peer review are free, while a publication fee is applicable when a manuscript has been accepted for publication, as specified in the journal’s Author Fees policy.

01 · Reader Access Fee
IDR 0

No subscription, online reading, or article download charge is imposed on readers.

02 · Article Publication Charge
IDR 500,000

Payable for accepted manuscripts covering up to 15 pages, including DOI registration.

Publication Fee Transparency

  1. Submission and Peer Review: No fee is charged to authors for article submission or the review process.
  2. Standard Publication Fee: IDR 500,000 is charged if the manuscript is accepted for publication, covering the standard 15-page manuscript and DOI registration.
  3. Additional Pages: Each page beyond the standard 15 pages incurs an additional IDR 100,000 charge.
  4. Fee Waivers: Full or partial waivers may be considered by the editor upon request during submission, according to the journal’s Author Fees policy. Requests do not affect peer-review outcomes.

Editorial and Financial Independence

The applicable publication charges do not determine whether a manuscript is accepted. Editorial assessment and peer review are governed by the journal’s published editorial policies.

For current details of charges and waiver requests, consult ITJ Author Fees. For information about the journal’s first-publication rights and licensing terms, consult Copyright & License.

Commitment to Open Scholarly Communication

The Indonesian Tourism Journal supports accessible tourism research and responsible reuse of scholarly knowledge. Through free public reading, Creative Commons licensing, and transparent publication fees, ITJ seeks to make research findings available to scholars, practitioners, policymakers, students, and communities.