Article Processing Charge (APC)
Operating under a Gold Open Access model, this journal ensures immediate, unrestricted global access to all published scholarship. To sustain high-quality editorial workflows and permanent digital archiving, a single publication fee applies exclusively after a manuscript successfully passes double-blind peer review and receives formal acceptance.
Publication Fee Structure
| Publishing Item | Description | Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission & Peer Review | Initial screening, similarity check, and double-blind review. | IDR 0 / Free | No Charge |
| APC, Domestic Authors | Flat fee per accepted article for Indonesian authors. | IDR 550,000 | Upon Acceptance |
| APC, International Authors | Flat fee per accepted article for international authors. | USD 35 | Upon Acceptance |
| Printed Copy (Optional) | Domestic authors only, excluding postal shipping fee. | + IDR 200,000 | Optional |
The APC is a flat rate. It does not change based on manuscript page count, number of co-authors, or color figures. Ordering a printed copy is entirely optional and does not affect the free, immediate online availability of the published article.
What Your APC Pays For
The Article Processing Charge directly supports the editorial operational infrastructure, ensuring long-term publication sustainability and quality standards:
- Review Management: Automated similarity screening, editorial desk evaluation, and coordination of double-blind peer review.
- Production & Typesetting: Professional copyediting, XML/PDF galley layout typesetting, and proofreading.
- Persistent Identification: Unique Crossref Digital Object Identifier (DOI) registration for every published article.
- Global Access & Preservation: Permanent online hosting, indexing metadata harvesting, and long-term digital preservation.
How Payment Works
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Acceptance Decision
The Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision based strictly on scientific merit and peer-review recommendations, issuing a Letter of Acceptance (LoA).
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Invoice Issuance
The corresponding author receives the official APC payment invoice and bank transfer instructions via email and the OJS submission dashboard.
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Payment & Proof Submission
Payment should be completed via official bank transfer within 10 business days, and the proof of transfer uploaded to the portal or emailed to the secretariat.
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Production & Publication
Once payment is verified, the accepted manuscript proceeds directly to copyediting, layout typesetting, DOI assignment, and online publishing.
Refund Policy
Because editorial production and typesetting work begin immediately upon acceptance, paid Article Processing Charges are non-refundable, including cases where the author requests manuscript withdrawal after formal acceptance. The only exception is a verified administrative error, such as a duplicate payment transaction.
Fee Waivers & Hardship Assistance
Authors from low-income economies (World Bank classification) or domestic researchers with documented institutional financial hardship may apply for a partial or full waiver. Waiver requests must be submitted during initial manuscript submission, accompanied by an official support letter from the author's institution, addressed through the Contact Us page of this journal.
Peer reviewers and handling editors have no access to an author's financial or waiver status during review. Editorial decisions are made independently of ability to pay. Articles that are declined at desk review or after peer review are charged IDR 0.