Open Access Statement

BINEKA (Business, Economics, and Accounting) is a fully open-access scientific journal published by Universitas Dumai. The journal is committed to the principle that research findings should be accessible to the public to support the wider exchange, development, and application of knowledge.

All articles published in BINEKA are made freely and permanently available online immediately after publication. The journal does not impose a subscription requirement, access fee, or embargo period on readers.

Readers are permitted to:

• Read and download published articles
• Copy and print articles for lawful academic and educational purposes
• Share links to the official published versions
• Use articles for research, teaching, and scholarly discussion
• Cite and refer to published works with appropriate attribution
• Access published content without registration or subscription

Any reproduction, redistribution, adaptation, or other reuse must comply with the copyright and licence stated in the published article. Users must provide proper acknowledgement of the authors, article title, journal name, publication year, volume, issue, page numbers or article identifier, and Digital Object Identifier, where available.

Purpose of Open Access

The open-access policy of BINEKA aims to:

• Increase the visibility and accessibility of scientific research
• Expand the dissemination of knowledge in business, economics, and accounting
• Support collaboration among researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the public
• Improve the potential use and citation of published articles
• Promote transparent and inclusive scholarly communication
• Contribute to education, professional practice, and evidence-based policymaking

Author and Reader Access

Authors may access and share the official versions of their published articles according to the journal’s copyright and licensing policy. Readers may access the journal’s content through its official website without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from internet access.

The journal encourages authors to deposit the bibliographic information and permitted versions of their articles in institutional repositories, academic profiles, or personal websites. Deposited materials must include a complete citation and a link to the official version published by BINEKA.

Archiving and Preservation

BINEKA supports the long-term availability of its scholarly content through appropriate electronic archiving and preservation practices. The journal seeks to ensure that published articles remain accessible, identifiable, and usable for future academic and educational purposes.

User Responsibility

Users must respect the moral rights of the authors and may not misrepresent, plagiarise, or use published content for unlawful purposes. Proper citation is required whenever any idea, data, figure, table, or statement from an article is used.

The views and conclusions expressed in published articles remain those of the respective authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the Editorial Board, reviewers, Universitas Dumai, or affiliated institutions.

Through this policy, BINEKA supports equitable access to scholarly knowledge and encourages the responsible dissemination and use of research in business, economics, and accounting.