Open Access Statement

Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology and Health Sciences

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1. Principle of Open Access

The Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology and Health Sciences is committed to the principles of open access. All articles published in these proceedings are freely and permanently accessible online to any reader anywhere, without financial, technical, or legal barriers.

We believe that open access maximizes the dissemination, visibility, and impact of research, particularly in the interdisciplinary fields of technology and health sciences, where rapid knowledge sharing can directly contribute to improving global healthcare outcomes.

2. License and Copyright

All articles published in these proceedings are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Under this license, anyone may:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format

• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially

Provided they give appropriate credit:

• Provide a link to the license

• Indicate if changes were made

• Cite the original source (authors, proceeding title, year, page numbers)

Copyright: Authors retain the copyright to their work without restrictions.

Full legal code: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

3. Author Rights

Under this open access policy, authors retain the following rights:

4. No Embargo Period

There is no embargo period. Articles become openly available immediately upon publication in the proceedings. Authors do not need to wait for any period before depositing their work in repositories or sharing it publicly.

5. Publication Fees (Article Processing Charges – APC)

To sustain the open access model and cover the costs of peer review, editing, typesetting, indexing, and online hosting, a publication fee may apply.

Important: No fee is charged for submission or for rejected papers. Fee is payable only after final acceptance.

Note: Fees are subject to change. Please refer to the conference website for the most current information.

6. Funding and Sponsorship

The open access model may be supported by:

• Conference registration fees

• Institutional sponsorships

• Grants from research funding bodies

• Voluntary donations

Authors are encouraged to seek funding from their institutions or research grants to cover open access publication fees. Many funding agencies (e.g., Wellcome Trust, NIH, UNESCO) support open access publishing.

7. Archiving and Long-Term Preservation

To ensure permanent access, the proceedings are:

• Digitally archived in trusted repositories such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN)

  • Internet Archive

  • National Library of the host country

• Assigned a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for each article through Crossref (if applicable)

• Indexed in Google Scholar, Crossref, and other academic databases

8. Permitted Uses of Published Content

Under CC BY 4.0, users may freely:

• Download, print, and distribute articles

• Translate or adapt content for educational purposes

• Include articles in course packs or textbooks

• Use data, figures, and tables in new research

The only requirement is proper attribution to the original authors and source.

9. Exceptions and Special Cases

In rare circumstances, an article may not be published under CC BY 4.0 due to:

• Third-party copyrighted material that cannot be licensed openly

• Legal or contractual restrictions (e.g., confidential data)

In such cases, authors must notify the editors prior to submission. The proceeding reserves the right to apply a more restrictive license (e.g., CC BY-NC-ND) only with explicit justification and approval.

10. Compliance with Funding Agency Mandates

Many research funders require open access publication. This proceeding's open access policy complies with the mandates of major funding bodies, including:

Authors can self-archive the published PDF in funder-designated repositories immediately upon publication.

11. Policy Review and Updates

This Open Access Policy is reviewed annually by the Editorial Board. Any changes will be announced on the conference website and communicated to registered authors. The policy in effect at the time of submission applies.

12. Contact for Open Access Inquiries

For questions regarding open access, licenses, fees, or waivers, please contact:

Open Access Coordinator
Email: conference@itekesmukalbar.ac.id
Website: ejournal.itekesmukalbar.ac.id