Open Access Policy

Open Access Policy for Data Science: Journal of Computing and Applied Informatics (JoCAI)

The Data Science: Journal of Computing and Applied Informatics (JoCAI) is committed to the principle of open access, ensuring that all published research is freely available to the global scientific community without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

1. Open Access Commitment

  • All articles published in JoCAI are freely accessible immediately upon publication.

  • Readers can download, read, distribute, and share published content without requiring a subscription or payment.

  • The journal follows the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) principles, supporting the unrestricted sharing of knowledge.

2. Licensing Terms

  • Articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

  • This allows users to copy, redistribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the work for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original authors and source.

  • Proper citation of the original work must be included in any use or redistribution.

3. No Article Processing Charges (APCs)

  • JoCAI does not charge authors any submission fees, publication fees, or article processing charges (APCs).

  • The journal is fully funded by Universitas Sumatera Utara, ensuring accessibility for researchers worldwide.

4. Archiving and Indexing

  • All published articles are archived and preserved in institutional repositories and indexing databases.

  • JoCAI ensures the long-term availability of its content through Google Scholar, Garuda (Indonesian Publication Index), PKP Index, BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine), and other repositories.

5. Benefits of Open Access

  • Global Visibility: Research is available to a worldwide audience, increasing readership and citation potential.

  • Knowledge Dissemination: Open access promotes scientific collaboration and knowledge exchange.

  • Author Impact: Authors gain greater recognition and impact by removing access barriers.

By publishing with JoCAI, authors support open knowledge dissemination and benefit from a broader research audience.