Open Access Policy

METAL: Jurnal Sistem Mekanik dan Termal is committed to the principles of open access as defined by the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). Our mission is to promote the free and unrestricted exchange of knowledge, ensuring that scientific research in the fields of mechanical and thermal engineering is accessible to everyone—researchers, practitioners, students, and the general public—without barriers.

1. Unrestricted Access to Content

All content published in METAL is available immediately upon publication without any cost to the reader or their institution. No subscription or registration is required to access, download, or read the full-text articles.

2. Copyright and Licensing

  • METAL applies the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) to all published content.
  • This license allows users to:
    • Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
    • Adapt: Remix, transform, or build upon the material for non-commercial purposes.
    • Attribution: Proper credit must be given to the original authors and the journal, with a link to the license and indication of any changes.
    • ShareAlike: If material is adapted, it must be distributed under the same or a compatible license.

3. Author Rights

  • Authors retain copyright of their work and grant METAL the right to publish it under the selected Creative Commons license.
  • Authors are free to:
    • Share their articles on personal websites, institutional repositories, or any non-commercial platform.
    • Reuse their work in future publications, provided that proper acknowledgment of the original publication in METAL is given.

4. No Article Processing Charges (APCs)

METAL does not charge any submission fees, article processing charges (APCs), or publication fees. Our commitment to open access ensures that financial barriers do not prevent authors from publishing high-quality research or readers from accessing it.

5. Long-Term Digital Preservation

To ensure the long-term availability and accessibility of all published content, METAL collaborates with institutional repositories and indexing services. Even in the event of journal discontinuation, the full archive will remain publicly accessible in trusted digital repositories.

6. Benefits of Open Access

  • Global Reach and Visibility: Open access ensures that research published in METAL reaches a global audience, maximizing the impact and visibility of the work.
  • Fostering Collaboration: Free access to research facilitates academic collaboration and knowledge exchange across disciplines and geographical regions.
  • Promoting Innovation: By removing access barriers, METAL accelerates the development of new technologies, methods, and solutions in mechanical and thermal engineering.

7. Compliance with Funding Requirements

Many research funders and institutions now require that the results of funded research be published in open-access journals. METAL complies with these requirements, ensuring that authors can meet their funder mandates without additional costs or restrictions.

Through our open-access policy, METAL: Jurnal Sistem Mekanik dan Termal aims to foster an inclusive and equitable knowledge ecosystem, ensuring that research remains accessible to all and contributes meaningfully to the advancement of mechanical and thermal engineering.