Open Access Policy

Immediate Open Access

Open Access Policy

The Journal of Hypermedia & Technology-Enhanced Learning is a fully open-access journal that provides immediate, free, and unrestricted access to all published content in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of open access. The journal supports the widest possible exchange, dissemination, and lawful reuse of scholarly knowledge.

License coverage: The current CC BY 4.0 license applies to articles published from Volume 3, Number 1 (2025) onward. Articles published from Volume 1, Number 1 (2023) through Volume 2, Number 3 (2024) remain licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. The license applicable to an individual article is stated on its article page and in the published full text.

Current License for Articles Published from 2025 CC BY 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International View Official License
Access Without Barriers

Free to Read, Share & Reuse

Readers may access and download all published articles without subscription or registration barriers. Copying, redistribution, adaptation, translation, and commercial reuse are permitted only in accordance with the Creative Commons license stated on the relevant article page. Articles published from 2025 onward are licensed under CC BY 4.0, while articles published in 2023–2024 remain subject to CC BY-SA 4.0.

License Permissions

What Readers May Do

For articles published from Volume 3, Number 1 (2025) onward, CC BY 4.0 enables broad lawful reuse while preserving the requirement to give appropriate credit.

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Read & Download

Access published articles immediately without subscription or registration barriers.

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Copy & Redistribute

Share material licensed under CC BY 4.0 in any medium or format for academic, educational, professional, or commercial purposes.

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Remix & Adapt

Transform, translate, combine, or build upon material licensed under CC BY 4.0 for new lawful uses.

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Use Commercially

Reuse material licensed under CC BY 4.0, or an adaptation of it, commercially when all attribution requirements are satisfied.

Copyright Ownership

Authors Retain Copyright

Authors retain ownership of copyright in their articles. Articles published from Volume 3, Number 1 (2025) onward may be reused under CC BY 4.0. Earlier articles remain subject to the license stated on their respective article pages. Upon acceptance, authors grant J-HyTEL and its publishing legal entity, Sagamedia Teknologi Nusantara, a non-exclusive right of first publication and the continuing publication rights described in the journal's Copyright & License Policy.

Author RightCopyright remains with the author or authors.
Required Credit

Attribution Requirements

Users must follow the license identified on the article page and provide sufficient information to identify the work, its creators, its original publication, and the applicable Creative Commons license.

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Author Information

Name the original author or authors of the article.

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Article Title

State the full title of the reused or adapted work.

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Publication Source

Identify J-HyTEL as the original publication venue.

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Bibliographic Details

Include the publication year and, when assigned, the volume, issue, page range, or article identifier. Before issue assignment, cite the article as Online First using its DOI or stable article URL.

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Persistent Link

Provide the Digital Object Identifier or stable article URL.

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Applicable License & Changes

Link to the Creative Commons license stated on the article page and indicate whether the original material was modified. Adaptations of articles licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 must also comply with its ShareAlike condition.

Example Attribution for a Current Article

“Article Title,” by Author Name, published in Journal of Hypermedia & Technology-Enhanced Learning, Vol. X, No. X, Year, DOI, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes were made.

For an Online First article that has not yet been assigned to an issue, omit unavailable volume, issue, and pagination details and use the DOI or stable article URL. For an article published in 2023–2024, replace CC BY 4.0 with the CC BY-SA 4.0 license shown on that article's page and comply with the ShareAlike condition when applicable.

For Authors

Benefits of Open Access

Immediate open access supports wider visibility, lawful reuse, collaboration, and long-term scholarly reach.

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Global Access

Research is available to readers worldwide without subscription barriers.

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Copyright Retention

Authors retain copyright while permitting reuse under the license applicable to the article.

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Greater Visibility

Open availability can expand readership, discoverability, and opportunities for scholarly engagement.

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Flexible Dissemination

Articles may be shared through repositories, educational platforms, professional networks, and other lawful channels in accordance with the applicable license.