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Article Processing Charges (APC)

Rules & Procedures

 

1. Fee Structure

The standard APC applies to all peer-reviewed manuscripts accepted for publication

  • Standard APC Rate: [e.g., 400 EUR / 450 USD] per accepted paper.

 

2. Strict Ethical Rules & Regulations

To maintain absolute scientific integrity and comply with international indexing standards (COPE, Scopus, PubMed), the journal enforces the following rules:

  • Editorial Independence: The peer-review process is managed entirely independently of the journal’s financial operations. Reviewers and editors have no access to payment status, and payment capability has zero impact on editorial decisions.

  • No Pay-to-Publish: Paying an APC guarantees publication only after a paper has been deemed scientifically sound and accepted through rigorous double-blind peer review.

  • Withdrawal Policy: If an author decides to withdraw their manuscript after it has been officially accepted and typesetting has begun, a processing fee of 25% of the APC will be charged.

  • Retraction Policy: No refunds will be issued if an article is retracted post-publication due to data falsification, plagiarism, or other severe ethical violations.

 

3. Step-by-Step Payment Procedure

Authors must navigate the following administrative workflow upon the acceptance of their manuscript:

 

Step 1: Manuscript Acceptance

Once the peer-review process is complete, the corresponding author receives an official Letter of Acceptance from the Editor-in-Chief.

 

Step 2: Invoice Issuance

Within 3 business days of acceptance, the Editorial Office issues an official digital invoice to the corresponding author, detailing the payment instructions and safe transaction links.

 

Step 3: Payment Execution

The author executes the payment within 14 business days;

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Step 4: Verification and Production

Upon receipt of payment, the journal's financial desk will issue a payment receipt. The manuscript is immediately moved into the digital production pipeline for professional copyediting, formatting, and layout creation.

 

Step 5: Online Publication

The author reviews the final galley proof. Once approved, the article is assigned a unique DOI and published live on the journal’s official website in PDF and XML formats.

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