Article Processing Charges (APC) Policy

Overview

Gnoscience Publishing House is committed to providing high-quality, peer-reviewed, open-access publishing. To support editorial management, peer review, production, online hosting, DOI registration, long-term archiving, and article dissemination, an Article Processing Charge (APC) is applicable only after a manuscript has been accepted for publication.

There are no charges for manuscript submission or peer review.

Authors are required to pay the APC only after receiving a formal acceptance decision from the editorial office.

What the APC Covers

The APC supports the following publishing services:

  • Editorial assessment and manuscript handling
  • Independent peer-review management
  • Professional copyediting and proofreading (where applicable)
  • Article formatting and production
  • DOI registration
  • Online publication
  • Long-term archiving and indexing support
  • Website maintenance and article hosting

Payment of the APC does not influence editorial decisions. All manuscripts are evaluated solely on scientific quality, originality, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal.

APC Payment

The applicable APC for each journal is displayed on the respective journal's website.

The editorial office will send payment instructions only after the manuscript has been accepted.

Authors should not make any payment before receiving an official acceptance notification.

Waivers and Discounts

Gnoscience Publishing House may provide APC waivers or discounts in selected cases, including:

  • Authors from low-income or lower-middle-income countries
  • Invited manuscripts
  • Editorial Board Members
  • Special promotional campaigns
  • Other cases approved by the Editor-in-Chief or Publisher

Requests for waivers or discounts should be submitted before or during the review process whenever possible.

The granting of a waiver has no influence on the editorial or peer-review process.

Refund Policy

Once an article has been accepted, processed, and published, the APC is generally non-refundable.

Refunds may only be considered in exceptional circumstances, including:

  • Duplicate payment
  • Technical or administrative error by the publisher

Refund requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are made independently of APC payments.

Editors and reviewers do not have access to payment information during peer review.

Acceptance or rejection of manuscripts is based exclusively on:

  • Scientific merit
  • Originality
  • Methodological quality
  • Ethical standards
  • Relevance to the journal's scope

Contact

For questions regarding Article Processing Charges, payment methods, waivers, or invoices, please contact:

Gnoscience Publishing House
Email: contact@gnoscience.com