Self-Archiving Policy

Authors publishing in Kertas of Multidisciplinary Humanitarian Science (KMHS) under the gold open access model are encouraged to archive and share 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 (original version before peer review)

  • Post-print (accepted version after peer review)

  • Version of record (final published version)

These versions may be shared on:

  • 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 acknowledge that the article has been accepted or published in Kertas of Multidisciplinary Humanitarian Science (KMHS) by KertasSci.

To preserve the scholarly record and ensure accurate citation, a link to the official version hosted on the KMHS journal website must be included. The version of record on the journal site should be treated as the authoritative and definitive publication.

Authors are also encouraged to verify and comply with any archiving or open access requirements set by their funding agencies or institutions.