Self-Archiving Policy

Self-Archiving Policy

Authors publishing in Kertas of Engineering and Applied Science (KEAS) under the gold open access model are encouraged to archive their work on various non-commercial platforms, in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Authors may deposit the following versions of their manuscript:

  • Pre-print: The version submitted before peer review

  • Post-print: The peer-reviewed, accepted manuscript

  • Version of record: The final published version

These versions may be shared on:

  • Personal websites or blogs

  • Institutional repositories

  • Non-commercial subject-specific repositories

  • Academic social networks (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu)

  • Social media platforms

When sharing the post-print or version of record, authors must clearly indicate that the article has been accepted or published in Kertas of Engineering and Applied Science (KEAS) by KertasSci.

To maintain the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record, authors are required to include a link to the official version on the KEAS journal website. The published version on the journal’s site should be treated as the definitive version of record.

Authors are also encouraged to consult their institutions or funding bodies to ensure compliance with specific archiving or repository mandates.