Senarai: Journal of Islamic Heritage and Civilization is a fully open access scholarly journal committed to the unrestricted dissemination of knowledge without financial, legal, or technical barriers. All peer-reviewed articles, editorial content, and supplementary materials published in Senarai are made freely, immediately, and permanently accessible to authors, readers, researchers, institutions, and the public upon publication. The journal does not apply subscription fees, paywalls, mandatory registration, or embargo periods. This policy reflects the journal’s core principle that scholarly knowledge—particularly within Islamic heritage, civilization studies, humanities, and social sciences—constitutes a shared intellectual resource that must remain accessible irrespective of geographic, institutional, or economic constraints, while remaining subject to clearly defined licensing and copyright provisions.

Consistent with the principles articulated in the Budapest Open Access Initiative, Senarai understands open access as the free availability of scholarly literature on the public internet, permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, or index the full text of articles, as well as to use the content for any other lawful purpose. These rights are granted universally and irrevocably, without the need for prior permission, provided that the integrity of the work is preserved, appropriate credit is given to the original source, and all reuse complies with the applicable Creative Commons license governing the work.

Open access within Senarai is applied as an integral part of editorial governance, grounded in ethical publishing practice, transparency, and academic responsibility. The journal views openness as essential to enhancing research visibility, supporting interdisciplinary and cross-cultural scholarly exchange, and ensuring equitable participation in the production and circulation of knowledge. To preserve the integrity and long-term availability of its publications, the journal maintains stable digital platforms, reliable archiving arrangements, and the use of persistent identifiers, ensuring that all published works remain accessible as the definitive version of record.

The journal clearly communicates its access model, copyright arrangements, licensing terms, and user reuse rights through its official publication platform. Authors retain full copyright ownership of their work, while granting the journal a non-exclusive license to publish and disseminate the content. No delayed access, selective availability, or undisclosed restrictions are applied. All published articles are distributed under a clearly stated open license to ensure legal certainty, transparency, and protection of both authorial integrity and user rights.

All content published in Senarai is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), which serves as the journal’s primary and governing licensing framework. This license permits non-commercial sharing and adaptation of the material in any medium or format, provided that proper attribution is given, the integrity of the work is maintained, and any derivative works are distributed under the same license. No additional legal or technological restrictions may be applied. The essential terms of this license are outlined below for clarity and responsible reuse.

Through this open access and licensing framework, Senarai: Journal of Islamic Heritage and Civilization affirms its responsibility to preserve openness, protect the integrity of scholarly works, and uphold ethical standards in academic publishing. These principles are maintained to ensure that manuscripts are disseminated as the authoritative version of record, free from access barriers and improper use, while remaining subject to clear legal conditions and available for responsible engagement by the global academic community.