Submission, Review, and Publication Charges

The manuscript submission fee is (...). The peer-review or editorial processing fee, if applicable, is (...). The article publication charge for an accepted manuscript is (...) in (...) currency. If any category is free of charge, its approved amount should be stated as zero rather than left implied.

The point at which any fee becomes payable, accepted payment methods, and the official recipient or invoicing channel are (...). Authors should refer only to payment instructions officially issued by the journal.

Waivers, Discounts, and Refunds

Eligibility for fee waivers or discounts, application procedures, and their approval authority are (...). Any refund policy or exceptional charges must also be confirmed as (...). The absence of a published policy must not be interpreted as a promise of a refund or waiver.

Editorial Independence and Fee Transparency

Fee considerations should be managed separately from scientific evaluation. Acceptance should depend on editorial and peer-review criteria rather than an author's financial circumstances.

The journal should publish and keep current any mandatory author charges, including charges not covered by the APC, and ensure that Author Guidelines, Submission information, and payment instructions describe them consistently.