Open Access Policy

Establishment and Publishing Purpose
Oku Okut Press was founded on February 5, 2021, by the Oku Okut Association to publish research, compilations, and translations in the fields of social sciences and humanities.

Our publishing house adopts a completely open access and non-commercial scientific publishing model. Works deemed suitable for publication by the Editorial Board are made freely available to readers in e-book formats.

By adhering to international publishing standards and ethical principles, Oku Okut Press aims to disseminate high-quality open access books and contribute to the spread of ever-growing scientific knowledge.

Copyright and Licensing

All works published by Oku Okut Press retain scientific copyright with the authors, while the editorial copyright is held by the publisher. All publications are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

This license permits users to share, reproduce, adapt, and reuse content in any format for non-commercial purposes, provided that proper attribution is given to the original source.

All publications are provided in PDF and EPUB formats.

Archiving Policy and Open Access Infrastructure

Oku Okut Press is pleased to announce its archiving policy in line with the principles of open science.

Authors’ Archiving Rights
Authors are allowed to archive all versions of their work, including the submitted manuscript, the accepted version following peer review, and the final published version, without embargo, in the following environments:

Personal websites
Institutional open repositories
Publisher’s website or via DOI
Public and/or subject-based commercial archives

Archived Versions and Access Links

OAI: https://yayin.okuokut.org/oai
LOCKSS: https://tetkik.okuokut.org/tetkik/gateway/lockss
CLOCKSS: https://tetkik.okuokut.org/tetkik/gateway/clockss
RSS: https://tetkik.okuokut.org/tetkik/gateway/plugin/WebFeedGatewayPlugin/rss2

SHERPA/RoMEO Registration

Oku Okut Press – SHERPA ROMEO Profile

Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC)
Oku Okut Press supports the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC).

End-User Reuse Rights (CC BY-NC)

Usage Type	Permitted?
Distribution for non-commercial purposes	Yes
Distribution for commercial purposes	No
Inclusion in collective works (e.g., anthologies) for non-commercial purposes	Yes
Inclusion in collective works for commercial purposes	No
Adaptation or translation for non-commercial purposes	Yes
Adaptation or translation for commercial purposes	No
Text and data mining for non-commercial purposes	Yes
Text and data mining for commercial purposes	No

Open Access Terms by Version

1. Submitted Manuscript

Embargo period: None
Archiving locations: Personal website, institutional repositories, journal site, public archives
Copyright: Retained by the author

2. Accepted Manuscript (Post-Peer Review)

Embargo period: None
Archiving locations: Same as above
Copyright: Retained by the author

3. Final Published Version

Embargo period: None
Open Access License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Copyright: Retained by the author
DOI linkage required
Archiving locations: Publisher website, institutional archives, author’s website, public archives

LOCKSS and Long-Term Preservation

Oku Okut Press uses the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system for digital preservation. LOCKSS is an open-source digital preservation software developed under the leadership of Stanford University.

This system ensures that published content is securely stored in library-based networks and remains accessible in the long term.