Open Access & Copyright

Open Access & Copyright Policy

The Journal of Energy, Materials & Sustainability (JENMAS) is a fully open-access journal. All articles are freely available online immediately upon publication without any subscription or access barriers.

JENMAS is committed to promoting the global dissemination of high-quality scientific research. By removing financial, legal, and technical restrictions, we ensure that authors, readers, policymakers, educators, and industry professionals can access, share, and build upon the published work without limitations.

Open access is provided under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Copyright Policy

Upon acceptance for publication, authors retain full copyright to their work. Authors grant JENMAS the non-exclusive right to publish, archive, and distribute the article in any format or medium.

By submitting a manuscript to JENMAS, authors agree to the following:

  • Authors retain copyright to their articles.
  • Authors grant the journal the right of first publication under a CC BY 4.0 license.
  • The article may be shared, adapted, remixed, or reused for any lawful purpose, provided proper attribution is given to the original authors.
  • Authors may deposit their published article in institutional repositories, personal websites, or any public database immediately upon publication (no embargo).

This approach aligns with international best practices for open-access publishing and supports maximum visibility, citation, and impact of authors’ work.

License Information (CC BY 4.0)

All articles published in JENMAS are licensed under:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Under this license, users are permitted to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial

Provided that:

  • Appropriate credit is given
  • A link to the license is included
  • Indication is made of any changes made

Author Responsibilities

Authors must ensure that:

  • Their submitted work is original and has not been published elsewhere
  • Permissions have been obtained for any copyrighted materials used (figures, tables, images)
  • The manuscript complies with ethical standards and citation requirements

Any third-party materials included in the article must be clearly identified and properly credited.

Archiving & Digital Preservation

To ensure long-term preservation and accessibility, JENMAS deposits all published articles in:

  • The journal’s OJS-based digital archive
  • Third-party indexing and archiving services as they become available (e.g., Google Scholar, PKP PN, and future Scopus/WoS submissions)

This ensures that published content remains permanently accessible, even in the event of system or platform changes.