Information For Authors

Interested in submitting to this journal? We recommend that you review the Publication ethics page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Instruction for Authors before you consider to submit a proposal for this journal.

Article processing charges (ACPs)

This Journal applies a fee of GBP 180 for low income countries and GBP 580  for middle and high income countries for each accepted paper after peer review process.  There are no charges for rejected articles, no submission charges, and no surcharges based on the length of an article, figures or supplementary data.  Payments will be processed by PAYPAL or by bank transfer.

What does an APC cover?

As well as permanent, immediate, and worldwide access to the full article text the APC covers: Editorial work: peer review, administrative support, commissioning content, journal development. Technical infrastructure and innovation: development, maintenance and operation of online journal system and websites. Production of articles and full journal: formatting and mark-up of articles, printing and shipment of hard copies. Marketing of journal and content: making sure readers and authors know about the work published in the title Customer service: responding to authors and readers.

What does APC not cover?

APC does not cover the indexing of articles across various databases, as these are independent entities from the journal. The journal cannot be held responsible if a particular database decides to discontinue indexing the journal.

Waiver policy

In some cases, when authors genuinely do not have the means to pay publication fees, can apply for full or partial waivers, depending on our financial capability. Contact the editor for more information at jicd@richtmann.org.