Open Access Policy

Al’Adalah: Journal of Islamic Studies is a fully open-access academic journal committed to making scholarly research freely and immediately available to readers worldwide. All published articles are accessible online without subscription fees, registration requirements, or access charges.

 

Immediate Open Access

The journal provides immediate open access to its published articles without an embargo period. Readers may access, read, download, and share published research in accordance with the applicable copyright and licensing terms. This policy supports the dissemination of scholarly knowledge, academic collaboration, and wider public engagement with research on Islam, civil society, and religious movements.

 

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright in their published works and grant Al’Adalah: Journal of Islamic Studies the right of first publication.

 

Articles published under the journal's current licensing policy are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

 

Under this license, readers may copy, redistribute, and adapt licensed material for noncommercial purposes, provided that they give appropriate credit, identify the source, link to the license, and indicate whether changes have been made. The license does not authorize commercial reuse without additional permission from the relevant rights holder, except where applicable copyright exceptions or limitations permit such use. Full license terms are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

 

Author Rights

Authors retain ownership of their copyright and may share their published work in accordance with the applicable licensing terms. When sharing articles, authors should provide the full bibliographic citation, identify Al’Adalah: Journal of Islamic Studies as the original publication venue, and include the article's DOI where available. Further information about manuscript versions, institutional repositories, and self-archiving will be provided in the journal's Repository and Self-Archiving Policy.

 

Third-Party Materials

Copyrighted images, figures, documents, and other third-party materials included in published articles may be subject to separate rights or permissions. Where such materials are excluded from the article's Creative Commons license, the relevant restrictions must be clearly identified.

 

Open Access and Publication Charges

Open access to published articles is provided without charges to readers. Article processing charges, where applicable, relate to publication services and do not restrict readers' access to published content. Detailed information about publication charges and applicable waivers is provided in the journal's Publication Fee policy.