Payment of publication charges. When submitting a manuscript to IJBM, the submitting author must agree to pay the article publication charge (APC). When a paper is accepted for publication, the author is issued an invoice for payment of APC. APC can be paid by the author or on their behalf, for example, by their institution or funding body. APC helps IMRDC recover the costs of publication—including peer review management, production of the journal printed version, and online hosting and archiving, as well as inclusion in citation databases, enabling electronic citation in other journals that are available electronically. IJBM publishes all content Open Access and makes the content freely available online for researchers and readers. IJBM charges a processing fee of $140.00 per printed black and white journal page and $240.00 per printed page of color illustrations. IJBM charges a processing fee of $120.00 per page in the case of online-only publications. For online-only publications, all illustrations submitted in color will be published in color online, at no cost to the author. Authors' research funded primarily by an institution or organization from eligible low- and lower-middle-income countries (see the World Bank official website) can receive partial funding paid by IMRDC. To apply for a discount, please contact our office using the ‘Contact Us’ page or send email to the Publisher (editor@ijbm.org) with the following information: • Your name and institution with full address details • Reason for applying for a waiver • Title of your paper • Country of residence of any co-authors
Funding of Article Processing Charges (APCs)
Many funding agencies explicitly allow the use of research grants for the payment of Article Processing Charges (APCs) to publish in open access journals. In addition, numerous institutions have created central funds to cover APCs. Make sure to check with your institution whether OA publication costs are supported or not.