Self-Archiving Policy

Authors publishing in Kertas of Mathematical and Data Science (KMDS) under the gold open access model are encouraged to archive and share their work on a variety of non-commercial platforms, in accordance with the provisions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Permitted Versions for Archiving:

  • Pre-print: The original manuscript prior to peer review

  • Post-print: The accepted manuscript after peer review and revisions

  • Version of Record: The final, published version on the KMDS website

Approved Platforms for Sharing:

  • Personal websites or academic blogs

  • Institutional repositories

  • Non-commercial subject-based 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 Mathematical and Data Science (KMDS) by KertasSci.

To preserve the integrity of the scholarly record, authors are required to include a direct link to the official version on the KMDS journal website. The version hosted on the KMDS platform should be treated as the definitive version of record.

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