Article Processing Charges
The current JHC article processing charge is USD 2,100 for an accepted article, across article types, and is payable after acceptance.
There is no separate submission fee stated on this page. Payment does not determine editorial assessment or an acceptance decision.
What the charge means
The article processing charge applies only to an accepted manuscript and is separate from editorial judgment.
Editorial independence
Payment is not a factor in editorial assessment, peer review, or acceptance.
Open-access publication
Accepted articles are published open access under the stated CC BY licence.
No separate submission fee
This preview does not state a separate fee for submitting a manuscript for consideration.
What the charge covers
The current JHC information describes publication services rather than outcomes, rankings, or a publication timetable.
- Editorial handling and peer-review coordination.
- Production and online open-access publication.
- Crossref DOI registration and publication metadata.
- Publisher preservation-policy information, described separately.
Waivers and support
The current JHC information describes partial waiver consideration for authors from World Bank-classified low-income countries and for financial-hardship requests.
How to ask
Contact the editorial office with the relevant information before relying on a waiver. Eligibility, outcome, and amount are not promised on this preview.
Institutional arrangements
No institutional agreement or discount is stated here unless it is confirmed directly for the manuscript.
Invoice and payment questions
Payment information is addressed after an editorial acceptance decision through the existing journal process.
- Use the accounts contact for invoice or payment questions.
- Use the editorial office for waiver questions or publication-policy clarification.
- Read the publisher preservation page for current preservation wording; this page does not promise article-level archival completion.
Review the fee and policy information before submitting.
The article charge does not replace the author instructions or determine the editorial outcome.