Open Access Policy

Immediate Open Access

All articles published by BIMA are made available online immediately after publication. The journal does not impose an embargo period or require readers to maintain a subscription in order to access published articles.

Free Access for Readers

Readers can access, read, download, cite, and share published articles without subscription fees or article access charges. Open access to the journal's content is intended to support wider dissemination and use of scholarly research.

Creative Commons Licensing

Articles published in BIMA are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), unless otherwise stated for specific third-party materials.

Under this license, readers may share, copy, redistribute, adapt, and build upon the published work, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the source is acknowledged, and the applicable license terms are respected.

Copyright and Author Rights

Authors retain copyright in their published works. By publishing with BIMA, authors grant the journal the necessary rights to publish and disseminate the article as part of the journal's scholarly publishing activities.

Authors and other users are encouraged to reuse and distribute published materials in accordance with the terms of the applicable CC BY 4.0 license and the journal's copyright and licensing policies.

Digital Preservation and Archiving

BIMA recognizes the importance of maintaining long-term access to scholarly publications. The journal supports the preservation and continued availability of published content through the digital archiving and preservation arrangements implemented by the journal.

These arrangements are intended to reduce the risk of permanent loss of published research and to support continued scholarly access to the journal's archive.

Persistent Identification and Article Metadata

BIMA provides bibliographic information and article metadata to support the identification, citation, discovery, and retrieval of published research. Persistent article information also helps readers and researchers locate scholarly content through academic search and indexing services.