Article Processing Charges

Journal of Social Policy and Practice (JSPP) uses Article Processing Charge (APC) to facilitate the publication and open distribution of research that has been accepted. Being an open access journal, all articles are free to read to all the readers in the world not to mention the APC that assists in sustaining the editorial and production services that is needed to publish in quality.

APC Details

• Amount: 500 USD
• When Charged: Not until peer reviewed and finally accepted.
• Submission/Review Fees: None

What the APC Supports

• Peer review and editorial coordination.
• Copyediting and formatting
• Platform maintenance and online hosting.
• DOI assignment
• Long-term preservation and Indexing.

Key Points for Authors

• Editorial decisions are unaffected by APC.
• APCs may be funded by institutional or grant funds.
• Open access raises awareness and access to research.

Such a clear policy of APC can enable JSPP to maintain standards of the publication: on the one hand, it provides free and universal access to scholarly literature; on the other hand, the organization can preserve its publication standards.