Article Processing Charges (APC)

e-Saintika | Open Access Model

Access for Readers and Publication Costs

Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Ilmu Pendidikan: e-Saintika provides open access to its published articles. Readers may access the journal's published scholarly content online without subscription or article-access charges.

To support this publishing model, the journal uses article processing charges (APCs) for applicable accepted manuscripts. These charges contribute to editorial and peer-review management, manuscript production, online hosting, journal operations, and long-term preservation. An APC is a publication-related charge and is not a payment for a favorable editorial decision.

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1. Article Processing Charge (APC) Schedule

The following schedule applies to manuscripts accepted for publication, subject to any applicable full APC waiver described in Section 03.

Mixed-country collaborations. The presence of a non-Indonesian co-author does not, by itself, remove the standard APC when the manuscript also includes an Indonesian author. Such manuscripts remain eligible for any separately applicable waiver stated below.

The publisher may revise the APC schedule. Authors should consult this page before submission and review the applicable charge communicated by the journal before making any payment.

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2. Article Submission Charges (ASC)

There is no article submission charge (ASC). Authors do not pay a fee to register an account, submit a manuscript, or have it considered for editorial screening and peer review. The APC described above is billed only after the manuscript has received a formal acceptance decision, where applicable.

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3. Waiver Eligibility

In addition to the exemption for manuscripts authored exclusively by non-Indonesian authors, e-Saintika provides a full APC waiver (100%; no publication fee) under the following criteria:

1. Authors from low-income countries. Authors from countries classified as low-income economies in the World Bank Country and Lending Groups classification qualify for a full APC waiver.
2. Authors with an established citation record. A manuscript with an author whose h-index is at least 15 in Scopus or Web of Science qualifies for a full APC waiver, subject to verification of the relevant author profile.

Authors should indicate any applicable waiver category when communicating with the editorial office and be prepared to provide the information needed to confirm eligibility. A full waiver reduces the payable APC to IDR 0; it does not change the manuscript's scholarly evaluation or publication requirements.

Note: The separate low-income-country criterion is retained as part of the journal's published waiver policy even though manuscripts authored exclusively by non-Indonesian authors already receive an APC exemption under the fee schedule.

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4. Payment Following Acceptance

1. No payment during submission or peer review. APC invoices are issued only after the manuscript has been formally accepted for publication.
2. Submitting author's responsibility. The submitting author is responsible for arranging payment of an applicable APC and should confirm at submission that payment can be arranged if the manuscript is accepted.
3. Institutional or funder support. An institution, research funder, or other third party may support payment; transfer of responsibility for arranging payment requires agreement with the publisher.
4. Waiver confirmation. Authors who meet an applicable exemption or waiver criterion should communicate this to the editorial office so that the payable charge can be confirmed before invoicing.

Manuscript acceptance is determined through the journal's editorial and peer-review procedures, independently of payment or waiver eligibility.

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5. Independence of Editorial Decisions

Submission fees, APC payments, and fee waivers do not determine acceptance, rejection, reviewer selection, or the standards of peer review. All submissions are evaluated according to the journal's scientific and ethical requirements. Paying an APC does not guarantee publication, and obtaining a waiver does not confer preferential editorial treatment.

Authors should review the journal's Author Guidelines and Peer Review Process for manuscript preparation and editorial procedures.

For questions about publication charges, waiver eligibility, or invoicing, please contact the editorial office at [email protected].