Copyright & License

Creative Commons License

FaST - Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi (hereinafter referred to as FaST) implements a transparent copyright and licensing policy to provide full clarity regarding copyright ownership, journal publication rights, and the terms for reuse of published scientific articles.

This policy adheres strictly to the principles of transparency and best practices in scholarly publishing as outlined in the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Copyright Ownership

Copyright on any article published in FaST is retained by the author(s). Publication of the manuscript does not transfer copyright ownership from the authors to the journal or the publisher (Universitas Pelita Harapan).

Authors maintain full copyright ownership of their work while granting the journal the necessary non-exclusive publication rights and agreeing to publish under the specified Creative Commons license.

First Publication Rights

By submitting and agreeing to publish their work in FaST, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive right of first publication for the article, including the right to produce, publish, and disseminate the official Version of Record to the public.

This non-exclusive publication right allows FaST to perform all necessary publishing actions, including:

  1. Distributing and archiving the paper across digital systems and indexing databases;
  2. Managing article metadata and Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs); and
  3. Providing full-text access via the journal management platform.

In any subsequent reuse or redistribution, FaST - Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi must be properly cited and acknowledged as the original venue of first publication.

Creative Commons License

All research articles published in FaST are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Under this license, readers and the public are free to:

  • Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format; and
  • Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial purposes.

These rights are granted provided that the user complies with all terms of the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Terms and Requirements for Reuse

Any reuse, adaptation, or redistribution of published articles under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license must comply with the following conditions:

  1. Attribution: Provide appropriate credit to the original author(s);
  2. Citation: Include a complete bibliographical citation pointing to the original publication source;
  3. Identifier Link: Include the official article DOI link pointing to the Version of Record;
  4. License Notice: Provide a link to the Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 license;
  5. Indicate Changes: Clearly state whether modifications or adaptations were made to the original work;
  6. ShareAlike: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or a compatible license as the original; and
  7. No Additional Restrictions: You may not apply legal terms or technological measures (e.g., paywalls or DRM) that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Note: Reuse of published material must not imply endorsement by the author(s), FaST, or Universitas Pelita Harapan without prior explicit consent.

Author Self-Archiving and Redistribution

Authors are encouraged to deposit and redistribute the published version (Version of Record) of their article in institutional repositories, scientific archives, personal websites, academic profiles, or scholarly networks.

  • Authors do not require additional permission from FaST to self-archive their published work.
  • When redistributing the work, authors must preserve all bibliographic information, cite FaST - Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi as the original publisher, and include the active DOI link to the official publication landing page.

Third-Party Materials

Authors are fully responsible for ensuring that all third-party content included in the manuscript—such as images, photographs, tables, illustrations, scientific instruments, diagrams, or dataset extracts—has received appropriate copyright permissions or licenses for open-access publication.