Article Publication Charge

Publication Fee

Do I have to pay in Elsya Journal?

Article Submission Charges: Free

Article Processing/Publishing Charges  (APC): 50 USD

The APC includes:
- Registration of DOI for each article
- Two Similarity Check Results with Turnitin (one at the start during internal review and one at the end of the article's peer review process). The results will be sent to the corresponding author

New policy:
APC is waived for article submissions involving authors from at least two different countries, or for manuscripts that include an author with an H-index of more than 5 in Scopus or an equivalent index in the WoS database who is also willing to voluntarily review a paper for our journal. The APC is also waived for submissions involving authors from at least three different countries.

When do I have to pay and how do I pay?

If the manuscript has been accepted for copyediting process, the editors will contact the corresponding author to transfer the required amount.

After payment confirmation, the corresponding author will receive the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for publication and the free-access link to the article. The link can be shared with co-authors and colleagues, and posted on the authors’ personal or institutional webpages.

Can I reduce my publication fee?

Yes, you can reduce the amount you have to pay if you apply for a waiver or discount which are available only if the author(s) are based in developing countries (list is provided below). You must declare reasonable reasons for a waiver or discount in the comments to the Editor box during your submission, otherwise your application will be considered as a normal submission if it is not asked in this stage. 

Applying for a waiver or discount will not affect the article submission's review results.

Waivers and Discounts

Both options are available to authors once their articles are accepted and are entering the production stage. Authors may apply for waivers and discounts for a maximum of two times.

To ensure that editorial decisions are not influenced by authors' capability to pay publishing fees, it is Elsya Journal's policy that editors of open access journals are not involved in correspondence with authors regarding payment of Article Publication Charges (APCs). 

In addition to the Research4Life countries listed below, some journals may offer additional waiver initiatives for APCs. These additional APC waivers will be managed by the editors and may be discussed with them.