Open Access Statement

Journal of Midwifery (JOM) provides immediate open access to all content. We believe that removing paywalls accelerates the global exchange of knowledge and improves outcomes for mothers, newborns, and families.

1. Introduction

  • All articles are free to read, download, print, and share from the moment of publication.

  • Open access at JOM is aligned with our ethical, archiving, and repository policies to ensure both access and long-term preservation.

2. Description

  • License: Unless stated otherwise on an article page, JOM articles are published under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Readers may share and adapt for non-commercial purposes with attribution and under the same license.

  • Copyright: Authors retain copyright. On acceptance, authors grant JOM a non-exclusive license to publish, archive, and distribute the Version of Record.

  • Author rights: Authors may self-archive preprints, AAMs, and (where compatible) the VoR with citation and a link to the article page.

  • Third-party content: Items not owned by the authors (e.g., images, instruments) may carry separate licenses or restrictions indicated in the credit line.

3. Policy

3.1 User rights (summary of CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

  • Share: copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.

  • Adapt: remix, transform, and build upon the material.

  • Conditions: provide attribution, use non-commercially, and release derivatives under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

3.2 Version of Record and licensing authority

  • The license displayed on the article landing page (and, where possible, in the PDF) is the authoritative license for that article. If a funder mandates a different license (e.g., CC BY 4.0), that license will be shown on the article page and governs reuse.

3.3 Text and Data Mining (TDM)

  • Non-commercial TDM of JOM content is permitted consistent with the article license, with attribution and ShareAlike for derivative corpora where applicable.

  • Requests for commercial TDM or reuse should be directed to jom@med.unand.ac.id.

3.4 Accessibility and interoperability

  • We support accessible reading and printing. Metadata are structured to facilitate discovery, citation, and preservation; corrections and retractions are openly linked to the article record.

3.5 Fees and editorial independence

  • Any fees or waivers (if applicable) are disclosed on the journal site. Editorial decisions are independent of commercial or institutional considerations.

4. Technicalities to Achieve and Materialise the Policies

For readers and librarians

  • You may host and share JOM articles non-commercially with attribution and the same license; please retain citation, DOI, and license information.

  • When reusing figures/tables, check credit lines for third-party restrictions.

For authors

  • Cite and link to the Version of Record on the JOM site in all deposited versions (preprint/AAM/VoR).

  • If your funder requires a different license, inform the editorial office at acceptance so the correct license displays on the article page.

For the editorial office

  • Ensure the license appears on article pages and is embedded in article metadata; synchronize license text across HTML and PDF.

  • Maintain open, permanent links to corrections, expressions of concern, and retractions.

Related and supporting policies

Contact

Open access and rights queries: jom@med.unand.ac.id

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