The Thwarted Progress of Open Access in Indonesia | Katina Magazine

"Four years ago, Indonesia was one of the top producers of open-access documents (Irawan et al., 2020; Van Noorden, 2019). As a result, Indonesian academics have many Indonesian-written open access journals to submit to. However, they now face a problem: to gain wider recognition, as demanded by global university rankings, Indonesian academics often rely on foreign platforms that publish in English and come with high costs, straining their budgets. Academics also face stringent regulations from Indonesia’s Ministry of Education and Culture, which adheres to a global ranking system that emphasizes publishing in high-impact journals. These regulations distort the open-access initiative by prioritizing costly, high-profile journals, encouraging shortcuts and potential misconduct among academics, and limiting research accessibility. These strategic choices could impact Indonesia’s long-term standing as an leader of open access (Irawan et al., 2024)...."