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Publisher: Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia
Effective Date: 1 June 2025
This Open Access Policy outlines the International Journal of Communication and Media Studies (IJCMS)’s commitment to providing immediate, unrestricted, and free online access to all peer-reviewed articles.
Authors retain full copyright over their published work. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence, which permits sharing, distribution, reproduction, and adaptation in any format, provided the original authors are properly credited.
Any third-party material not covered under CC BY must be clearly identified by authors, who are responsible for obtaining the required permissions. Reuse of content must not imply endorsement by IJCMS or the authors, and any adaptations must be clearly labelled.
IJCMS does not impose submission fees or Article Processing Charges (APCs) until further notice.
The Version of Record is made freely accessible on the journal’s website immediately upon publication. There are no embargo periods for articles or supplementary materials. Posting of pre-print versions is currently not permitted.
Authors are encouraged—but not required—to deposit the published Version of Record in institutional or disciplinary repositories. Deposited versions must include the article’s DOI and full citation to IJCMS.
All manuscripts undergo a single-blind peer review process involving at least two independent experts. Reviewer comments and editorial decisions are shared only with the corresponding author and co-authors. Annual statistics on review timelines, including submission-to-decision and acceptance periods, will be published on the journal’s website.
IJCMS provides machine-readable metadata via OAI-PMH in multiple formats, including MARC, MARC 21, RFC 1807, and Dublin Core. All published articles receive Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) through Crossref. The journal maintains active registrations (e.g., Crossref, DOAJ) and continuously seeks inclusion in additional indexing and abstracting databases.
Long-term digital preservation is supported through the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), ensuring LOCKSS-based redundancy and permanent access. The UPTM Library EPrints repository also stores internal backups of all published content.
Under the CC BY 4.0 licence, users may perform text- and data-mining, commercial reuse, translation, adaptation, and sharing, provided attribution is given. Users may not distort the content or remove original licence information.
IJCMS follows the COPE Core Practices. All submissions undergo plagiarism screening, and similarity must not exceed 30%. Manuscripts involving human participants, animals, or sensitive data must include relevant ethical approval documentation. Authors should make underlying datasets available unless restrictions are justified. Allegations of misconduct will be investigated according to COPE flowcharts and may result in correction, retraction, or other actions.
Authors must disclose all funding sources in a “Funding” statement and declare any potential conflicts of interest. IJCMS does not receive advertising or sponsorship income that may influence editorial integrity.
Publisher: Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia
Open Access Enquiries: publication@kuptm.edu.my
Editorial Office: International Journal of Communication and Media Studies (IJCMS), Publication Department, Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for implementing and annually reviewing this policy. Any significant revisions will be communicated to authors, reviewers, and indexing agencies.
This policy is reviewed annually to ensure continued alignment with DOAJ standards and evolving best practices in open scholarship.
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