Open Access Policy

The Evangelikal: Jurnal Teologi dan Pembinaan Warga Jemaat is committed to promoting open and free access to scholarly knowledge. As part of this commitment, we define open access as providing unrestricted online access to peer-reviewed scholarly research, ensuring that it can be freely read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, or linked without any financial, legal, or technical barriers, in alignment with the Budapest Open Access Initiative.

Access and Licensing

All articles published in Evangelikal are available immediately upon publication without any embargo period. No registration or subscription fees are required to access our content.

To facilitate clarity and ease of reuse, Evangelikal adopts Creative Commons licenses. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that proper attribution is given to the original author and the source.

Under the following terms:

  1. Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  2. ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

Copyright Policy

Authors publishing in Evangelikal retain copyright over their work. By submitting and publishing with Evangelikal, authors grant the journal the right of first publication under their chosen open-access license. This ensures that authors maintain full control over their intellectual property while enabling broad dissemination and reuse of their work.

Authors are also encouraged to:

  1. Share their published articles in institutional repositories or personal websites, ensuring proper acknowledgment of initial publication in Evangelikal.
  2. Enter into non-exclusive agreements for further distribution, such as including their articles in books or other publications.

Editorial Independence and Best Practices

Evangelikal adheres to the Principles of Transparency and Best Practices in Scholarly Publishing. All submitted manuscripts undergo rigorous double-blind peer review to ensure academic integrity and uphold the journal’s high standards. Editorial decisions are made independently, free from external or commercial influence.

Commitment to Ethical Publishing

Evangelikal follows the ethical guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). We are dedicated to ensuring that all stages of publication—submission, review, and dissemination—are conducted ethically and transparently.

Inclusivity and Accessibility

Evangelikal is committed to fostering an inclusive publishing environment that values diversity and equity. The journal ensures that all content is accessible to individuals with disabilities by adhering to international accessibility standards, promoting wider participation in academic discourse.