Editorial handling
Editorial assessment and peer-review management for submissions considered by the journal.
JCRHAP publication costs
Article Processing Charges
A clear publication charge for accepted articles, with no submission fee and no fee for manuscripts that are not accepted.
$2,100 USD
A single charge after editorial acceptance
The standard JCRHAP article processing charge is USD 2,100. It is invoiced only after a manuscript has been accepted for publication. The charge supports the work required to prepare the accepted article for online open-access publication.
What the APC covers
The charge covers the services associated with managing and publishing an accepted article.
Production
Copyediting, typesetting and preparation of the accepted article for online publication.
Article identifier
Crossref DOI registration and the associated article metadata.
Open publication
Online hosting of the accepted article under the journal’s stated open-access terms.
Waivers and financial support
Waiver consideration is available through an individual request process.
Authors who need support should make their request at the time of manuscript submission, before any acceptance decision.
Country eligibility
Authors from low-income and lower-middle-income countries, as classified by the World Bank, may be eligible for a partial waiver.
Financial hardship
Individual requests based on genuine financial hardship can be considered.
When to request
Submit a waiver request when submitting the manuscript.
Editorial independence
A waiver request does not influence the editorial assessment or acceptance decision.
Early-career authors
Requests from early-career researchers can be considered.
Payment options
After an acceptance decision and invoice, the following payment options are available.
Card payment
Visa, MasterCard and American Express through the secure payment portal.
PayPal
Payment through PayPal.
Bank transfer
For bank-transfer details, contact [email protected].
Institutional purchase order
Institutional purchase orders are accepted with 30-day terms.
Questions authors commonly ask
When is the APC invoiced?
The APC is invoiced only after a manuscript has been accepted.
Is there a submission or rejection fee?
No. There is no submission fee and no fee for rejected manuscripts.
Can my institution pay?
Institutions may pay directly or through relevant open-access funds. An invoice or purchase order can be directed to the institution.
Are there extra production fees?
There are no additional page, colour, supplementary-material or extended-dataset fees.
Prepare before you submit
Review the manuscript requirements and waiver guidance before beginning the submission process.
Article types, formatting, ethics, data statements and submission requirements.
Peer-review, research-integrity and publication-record standards.
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