Fees |
Open access business model |
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
In Manifest Network Journals are Open Access journals and use an Open access business model that is based on the principle whereby the journal’s publication expenses (including the free availability of the content for the readers, either individual or institutional) are covered by the authors through open access fees.
INMANIFEST NETWORK & LUMEN publishes all journals in full open access, which means unlimited use and reuse of articles, in addition to giving credit to the authors.
APCs are used by In Manifest Network Journals in replacing the subscription fees that libraries and readers traditionally have paid to gain access to research articles in electronic online format. Using APCs shift the burden of journal production costs to authors from readers.
The APC model implies that authors pay a one-time Article Processing Charge (APC) in order to cover the journal production costs (editing, peer review, hosting, archiving, preservation), professional production of articles in PDF and other formats, and dissemination of published papers in selected databases etc.
Nota bene:
There are no charges for rejected articles, no submission charges, and no surcharges based on the length of an article, figures or supplementary data.
However, services such as supplementary iThenticate Similarity Check (starting from the 2nd check) and extensive authorship (from 5th to 8th author) are charged independently - check below the charges.
A series of selected items (Editorials, Corrections, Addendums, Retractions, Comments, etc.) are published free of charge.
LUMEN journals' articles are published under a Creative Commons (CC BY) license.
INMANIFEST NETWORK (as managing party of the LUMEN Journals division) charges the following charges:
Article Processing Charges
Starting with September 5th, 2024
Article: 650 euro + VAT (the APC includes the APA style formatting for the references system)
Book review: 400 euro + VAT
Other Fees
- iThenticate Similarity Check fee: 10 euro + VAT (applied for the 2nd check of the same article)
- extensive authorship fee of 50 euros + VAT /author for articles that have more than 4 (four) authors, paid for each author starting from the 5 (fifth) author to the 8 (eight) author (maximum 8 authors in authorship).
- proceedings paper open access fee
- resulting from institutional agreement with specific institutional partners in co-organizing scientific events/ becoming partners in publication for the events partners management
- the fee is established in accordance with the partner and the authors who benefit from the reduced fee based on the institutional agreement are informed by the event organizer or by LUMEN & INMANIFEST NETWORK - as partners in publication.
Publication fee waivers
If an author genuinely can't afford the fees to get his/her article published open access, then individual waiver requests are considered by INMANIFEST NETWORK on a case-by-case basis and may be granted in cases of genuine need.
INMANIFEST NETWORK may offer waivers for open access fees for papers whose corresponding authors are based in low-income countries.
INMANIFEST NETWORK may offer waivers to papers whose corresponding authors are based in countries classified by the World Bank as low-income economies as of July 2021.
Please request your waiver or discount at the point of submission. Each submission open access fee waving will be discussed case by case. The waiving decision will be based on the affiliation country of the most of the authors. Consult below the list of the countries of affiliation of the authors that may benefit from open access waiving:
Low-income countries |
Afghanistan
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mozambique
Niger
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Togo
Uganda
Yemen, Rep.
Lower-middle-income countries with GDP below $200 billion (USD)|
Algeria
Angola
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Comoros
Congo, Rep.
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
El Salvador
Eswatini
Ghana
Haiti
Honduras
Kenya
Kiribati
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao PDR
Lesotho
Mauritania
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
São Tomé and Principe
Senegal
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Tunisia
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
West Bank and Gaza
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Fast Track Evaluation Policy |
In line with international best practices for scientific publishing, our journal offers an optional Fast Track Evaluation service to authors seeking an expedited review process. This policy ensures that all submissions, regardless of review speed, are subject to the same rigorous peer review and editorial standards.
Service Description | The Fast Track Evaluation service provides authors with a prioritized peer review process for an additional fee. This service is available for original research articles, reviews, and other eligible manuscript types as specified in the journal’s scope.
Timeline | Authors who opt for Fast Track Evaluation will receive an initial editorial decision (acceptance, revision, or rejection) within 21 calendar days from confirmation of payment, provided that all submission requirements are fulfilled at the time of submission.
Fees | Fast Track Fee: €250 (EUR) + VAT per manuscript, non-refundable. Article Processing Charge (APC): €650 (EUR) + VAT per article (for up to four authors), payable upon acceptance, regardless of Fast Track selection.
Editorial Integrity and Peer Review | All manuscripts, including those submitted via Fast Track, undergo the same rigorous, independent peer review process in accordance with the journal’s editorial policies and international ethical guidelines (COPE, DOAJ). The Fast Track Fee covers only the expedited handling and does not influence the editorial decision or guarantee acceptance. Peer reviewers are not informed of the payment status of the submission.
Transparency | All Fast Track and APC fees are fully disclosed on the journal’s website. Fast Track is an optional service and does not affect the scientific merit or evaluation criteria for any manuscript.
Refund Policy | The Fast Track Fee is non-refundable, regardless of the outcome of the editorial decision. APC is charged only if the manuscript is formally accepted for publication.
How to Apply | Authors may request Fast Track Evaluation at the time of submission by selecting the corresponding option in the submission system or by contacting the editorial office directly. Payment instructions will be provided upon request.
Contact | For further information regarding the Fast Track Evaluation service, please contact the editorial office at journals@inmanifest.com
