Article Processing Charges (APC)

Article Processing Charges (APC) Policy

As a non-profit academic organization, our journal maintains a transparent fee structure where all charges are solely used to cover essential operational costs, including web hosting, domain maintenance, and technical support services.

Submission and Payment Timeline
- No payment is required during submission or peer review process
- Payment details and instructions are provided only after final acceptance
- Authors have 30 days from acceptance to complete payment
- Publication process begins only after payment confirmation

Publication Charges

As part of our launch, all articles published in Vol. 1, Issue 1 (January-March) will be completely free of charge. For subsequent issues starting from April onwards, authors will be required to pay an Article Processing Charges of £200 (approximately $250 USD) after their manuscript has been accepted for publication.

Fee Waivers and Discounts
- Authors from low-income countries may apply for a full or partial waiver
- PhD students may apply for a 25% discount with valid student ID
- To apply for a waiver, authors must send an email to editor@dibonjournals.com with their full name, institutional affiliation, manuscript title and abstract, and country of residence.

What the APC Covers
- Professional copyediting
- XML/HTML conversion
- DOI assignment
- Permanent archiving
- Technical support
- Website maintenance

Refund Policy
- No refunds will be issued after the article has been published
- Refunds for withdrawn articles will be considered on a case-by-case basis

Payment Methods
- Credit/Debit Card
- Bank Transfer
- PayPal

Detailed payment instructions will be provided with the acceptance notification.

All revenue is reinvested in maintaining and improving our journal's services to the academic community. For any questions about APCs, please contact editor@dibonjournals.com.