APC Policy

APC Structure

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The Article Processing Charge is structured as follows:

What the APC Covers

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The APC supports the following publication-related services:

• Double-Blind Peer Review management
• Editorial evaluation and manuscript processing
• Professional formatting and typesetting
• Online publication on the journal website
• Digital archiving and long-term accessibility
• Issuance of publication certificates
• Editorial quality control and compliance verification
• Indexing preparation and metadata registration
• DOI registration, where applicable

Authorship and Additional Author Charges

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Each manuscript may include a maximum of three authors.

• The standard APC covers up to two authors.
• If a third author is included, an additional authorship fee applies as specified above.
• Requests for more than three authors are considered only in exceptional academic cases, subject to approval by the Editorial Board.

This policy is intended to ensure responsible authorship practices and academic integrity.

Payment Terms

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• APC is payable only after acceptance of the manuscript.
• Payment must be completed within the timeframe specified in the acceptance communication.
• Failure to complete payment may result in delay or cancellation of publication.
• APC is non-refundable once publication processing has commenced, except where otherwise determined by the journal.

Ethical Assurance

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All manuscripts are evaluated solely on:

• Academic merit
• Originality
• Relevance to the journal’s Aims & scope
• Scholarly quality

Limited Discretionary Support

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In rare and exceptional circumstances, the Editorial Board may, at its sole discretion, consider partial support or special consideration for authors demonstrating genuine academic merit and need.

Such decisions are discretionary and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

APC-Related Queries

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For any queries related to APC or payment, please contact us.