To ensure academic integrity and financial transparency in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines, ISTIBSHAR: Journal of Islamic Education and Learning discloses its revenue model:

• Institutional Subsidy: Server hosting, digital infrastructure maintenance, OJS technical upkeep, and indexing membership fees are sustained by Universitas Islam An Nur Lampung.
• Article Processing Charges (APCs): Modest publication charges collected from accepted manuscripts contribute toward professional typesetting, Crossref DOI registration, and digital archiving.
• No Subscription Fees: The journal operates under a full Open Access model and does not charge subscription fees to individual readers, libraries, or institutions.
• Editorial Autonomy: Financial sources exercise zero influence over editorial evaluations and manuscript publication decisions.