Open Access Statement

OPEN ACCESS STATEMENT

1. Open Access Policy

Medical JKK is committed to providing open access to scientific and scholarly publications to support the global dissemination of knowledge, promote academic collaboration, and facilitate the advancement of research in medical and health sciences.

Medical JKK provides immediate and unrestricted online access to all its published articles. Readers can access, read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text of published articles without subscription fees or other access charges.

The journal supports the principle that making research freely available to the public promotes a greater global exchange of knowledge and contributes to the advancement of science and society.

2. Free and Immediate Access

All articles published in Medical JKK are made freely available online immediately upon publication.

Readers are not required to register, subscribe, or pay any fees to access the journal's published content.

Medical JKK does not impose access restrictions on its published articles based on the reader's institutional affiliation, geographical location, or professional status.

3. Copyright and Licensing

Authors publishing in Medical JKK retain the copyright to their articles.

Articles published in Medical JKK are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0), unless otherwise explicitly stated.

Under this license, users may share, copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and build upon the published material for any purpose, including commercial purposes, provided that they comply with the following conditions:

  1. Attribution (BY): Appropriate credit must be given to the original author(s), the original publication in Medical JKK must be acknowledged, a link to the license must be provided, and any modifications must be indicated.

  2. ShareAlike (SA): Adaptations of the published material must be distributed under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

The license does not permit users to impose additional legal or technological restrictions that prevent others from exercising the rights granted under the license.

License information:
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Official license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

4. Author Rights

Authors retain the copyright to their published work and may share, distribute, and reuse their articles in accordance with the terms of the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Authors may deposit and disseminate their published articles through institutional repositories, personal websites, academic platforms, and other appropriate channels, provided that the applicable license terms are respected and the original publication in Medical JKK is properly acknowledged.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts are original, that all necessary permissions for third-party materials have been obtained where required, and that their work does not infringe upon the rights of others.

5. Reader Rights and Responsibilities

Medical JKK encourages readers, researchers, educators, students, and other members of the public to access and use its published research in accordance with the applicable license.

Readers may reuse and redistribute published materials provided that they:

  • Give appropriate credit to the original author(s).

  • Cite the original publication in Medical JKK.

  • Provide a link to the applicable CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

  • Clearly indicate whether changes have been made.

  • Distribute adaptations under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Users must also respect any applicable exclusions or separate licensing notices for third-party materials included in an article.

6. Open Access and Publication Fees

Access to articles published in Medical JKK is free of charge for readers.

Any fees that may apply to authors, including article processing charges (APCs), submission fees, or other publication-related charges, are governed by the journal's separate publication fee policy.

Publication fees, if applicable, do not guarantee acceptance and must not influence editorial decisions, which are based on scholarly merit, research integrity, and the journal's editorial standards.

7. Long-Term Access and Digital Preservation

Medical JKK recognizes the importance of maintaining the long-term accessibility and integrity of its published scholarly content.

The journal seeks to preserve its published articles through appropriate digital preservation and archiving arrangements. Information regarding the specific preservation services used by the journal will be provided through its website.

8. Publication Ethics and Transparency

Medical JKK is committed to responsible scholarly publishing and follows the principles of transparency, accountability, fairness, and integrity in its editorial and publication practices.

The journal's open access policy is implemented in conjunction with its copyright policy, licensing policy, peer review process, publication ethics policy, and other editorial policies.

These policies are intended to ensure that authors, reviewers, readers, and other stakeholders have clear information about their rights and responsibilities.

Medical JKK's publication practices are guided by relevant recommendations and principles from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing developed jointly by COPE, the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).

9. Commitment to Open Scholarly Communication

Medical JKK believes that unrestricted access to scholarly research is essential for advancing scientific knowledge, strengthening academic collaboration, and supporting evidence-based practices in medicine and health sciences.

Through its open access policy, the journal aims to make scholarly knowledge more accessible to the international research community and the public while maintaining high standards of publication ethics and research integrity.