Open Access Policy

Ars Sacra: Journal of Art and Religion is committed to promoting open and unrestricted access to scholarly knowledge. In line with this commitment, we define open access as the immediate, free, and universal online availability of peer-reviewed academic content—accessible without financial, legal, or technical barriers—in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative.

Access and Licensing

All articles published in Ars Sacra are made available immediately upon publication with no embargo period. Readers do not need to register or subscribe to access, download, read, copy, print, distribute, or link to our content.

To ensure clarity and ease of reuse, Ars Sacra applies a Creative Commons license to all published articles. By default, authors agree to publish under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Copyright Policy

Authors who publish with Ars Sacra: Journal of Art and Religion retain the copyright over their work. By submitting and publishing in this journal, authors grant us the right of first publication under their chosen open access license.

This arrangement ensures that:

Authors maintain full control over their intellectual property.
Their work is disseminated widely and remains reusable in accordance with open access principles.

We also encourage authors to:

Deposit and share their published articles in institutional repositories or personal websites, with clear acknowledgment of original publication in Ars Sacra.
Enter into non-exclusive agreements for re-use in other formats, such as edited volumes or anthologies.

Editorial Independence and Best Practices

Ars Sacra adheres to the Principles of Transparency and Best Practices in Scholarly Publishing. Every manuscript submitted undergoes a rigorous double-blind peer review to ensure the highest standards of academic integrity and quality.

All editorial decisions are made independently, free from influence by commercial, institutional, or political interests.

Ethical Publishing Commitment

Ars Sacra follows the ethical guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). We are dedicated to upholding ethical conduct in all stages of scholarly publishing, including:

Submission
Peer review
Editorial decision-making
Publication
Dissemination

Inclusivity and Accessibility

Ars Sacra: Journal of Art and Religion is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible publishing environment. We value diversity of voices and backgrounds, and ensure that all published content complies with international accessibility standards to enable participation from readers and scholars of all abilities.

Contact Information

For further questions or clarifications regarding our open access and copyright policy, please contact:

Ars Sacra: Journal of Art and Religion – Editorial Office
Email: arssacra@uinsgd.ac.id
Website: https://ejournal.uinsgd.ac.id/index.php/arssacra/about/contact