Article processing charge
SCIENCE – International Journal charges an Article Processing Charge (APC) of 150 EUR, applied only after acceptance, with no submission fees.
The APC is applied only after a manuscript has been accepted for publication following the peer review process. There are no submission fees or fees for rejected manuscripts.
The APC covers editorial processing, peer review management, online publication, open access dissemination, and long-term archiving of the published article.
The journal does not charge readers or institutions for access to published content. All articles are published with immediate open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Waivers and Discounts
Requests for APC waivers or discounts may be considered on a case-by-case basis, particularly for authors from low-income countries or in cases of demonstrated financial hardship. Such requests must be submitted prior to final acceptance.
Final Statement
The APC policy is fully transparent and complies with the principles of openness and fairness required by international indexing services, including Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ.
