Open Access Policy

Hambaruan: Journal of Psychology, Counseling, and Early Childhood Education adopts a full open access policy. All published articles are freely accessible to the public without subscription, registration fees, or access restrictions.

This journal is committed to supporting broad dissemination of scientific knowledge. Readers are permitted to:

• Access and read all articles free of charge

• Download and store articles for personal or academic use

• Cite and distribute published content

• Use published materials as references for research, teaching, and scholarly activities

Users must ensure proper citation and acknowledgment of the authors and the journal when using any part of the published content.

All published articles are licensed under a Creative Commons license, allowing lawful distribution and reuse, provided that proper attribution is given to the original work.

This open access policy aims to:

• Accelerate the dissemination of scientific findings

• Increase the visibility, accessibility, and citation of authors’ work

• Support transparent, ethical, and inclusive academic knowledge sharing