- Fees
- ISSN 2692-5915
- Open access · CC BY 4.0
Article Processing Charges
The Journal of Advanced Forensic Sciences is an open-access journal: readers pay nothing to read or reuse its articles. Publication costs are met by an article processing charge (APC), set out in full on this page.
USD 990–2,190
Set by article type, payable only after acceptance, apart from the withdrawal charge described in the withdrawal policy.
The charge
The APC for the Journal of Advanced Forensic Sciences depends on the article type, as shown in the table. It becomes payable only after the manuscript has been accepted for publication, and billing details are sent to the corresponding author at that point.
| Article type | APC |
|---|---|
| Original Research | USD 1,890 |
| Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | USD 2,190 |
| Short Communication | USD 990 |
| Method Validation Study; Review; Technical Note; Data Note; Case Report; Commentary; Letter | USD 1,200 |
No charge is made at submission or during editorial assessment. Editorial decisions are independent of the APC and of any fee-relief inquiry.
From submission to a permanent open-access article
Editorial handling
Editorial screening, management of independent review, and communication with authors through to the decision.
Integrity screening
Similarity screening of submitted manuscripts with Crossref Similarity Check, powered by iThenticate.
Production
Copyediting, typesetting, proofs for author approval, and publication of the article in HTML and PDF.
Identifiers and metadata
Crossref DOI registration and open article metadata for scholarly discovery services.
Open access and preservation
Permanent, free online access under CC BY 4.0. JAFS articles will be deposited in Portico for long-term preservation.
Manuscript withdrawal
These terms apply to every manuscript submitted to the journal.
- Authors should contact the editorial office promptly and wait for written confirmation before submitting the work elsewhere.
- Manuscripts withdrawn within 3 days of submission are not subject to a withdrawal charge.
- Manuscripts withdrawn more than 3 days after submission incur a withdrawal charge equal to 30% of the journal's APC.
- Authors must receive official withdrawal confirmation before submitting the manuscript to another journal.
For JAFS, 30% of the APC amounts to USD 567 for Original Research, USD 657 for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, USD 297 for Short Communication, and USD 360 for the other article types.
Fee-relief inquiries
Fee-relief inquiries are considered case by case; contact the editorial office before or at submission.
Inquiries are sent to info@openaccesspub.org.
Common questions
When is the APC payable?
The APC is payable only after acceptance, apart from the withdrawal charge described in the withdrawal policy. Billing details are sent to the corresponding author once the manuscript has been accepted.
Which charge applies to my manuscript?
The charge follows the article type in which the manuscript is accepted: USD 990, USD 1,200, USD 1,890 or USD 2,190, as shown in the table above. The editors confirm the article type, as described in the Instructions for Authors.
Does payment affect the editorial decision?
No. Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal. The publication APC becomes payable after acceptance; withdrawal charges follow the separate withdrawal policy.
What if my manuscript is not accepted?
No APC is charged for a manuscript that is not accepted, other than the withdrawal charge described above. The terms in the manuscript withdrawal section above apply to manuscripts that authors ask to remove from consideration.
Who can I contact about an invoice?
Billing questions are sent to the editorial office at info@openaccesspub.org.