{"id":38,"date":"2025-09-02T18:27:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/xe\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2025-11-01T15:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T15:11:10","slug":"article-processing-charge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/aicyberjournal\/article-processing-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Article Processing Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"38\" class=\"elementor elementor-38\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc46c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cfc46c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f147c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32f147c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">APC Amount<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#WaiversandDiscounts\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Waivers and Discounts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#PaymentProcedure\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Payment Procedure<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#RefundPolicy\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Refund Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#TransparencyEthics\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-double-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34zm192-34l-136-136c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l96.4 96.4-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l22.6 22.6c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l136-136c9.4-9.2 9.4-24.4 0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Transparency and Ethics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabfbdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aabfbdb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2f4d5 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc2f4d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"APC\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f566df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f566df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">APC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb98190 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb98190\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a3f5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3a3f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">AI &amp; Cyber Forum: An International Journal<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> follows a <strong>Gold Open Access<\/strong> publishing model, ensuring that all published articles are freely accessible to readers across the globe without subscription or access barriers. To sustain high-quality open-access publication standards, authors are required to pay an <strong>Article Processing Charge (APC)<\/strong> upon acceptance of their manuscript.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e3bfbb e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e3bfbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"PurposeofAPC\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b758b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37b758b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Purpose of APC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce3d7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cce3d7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Article Processing Charge is utilized exclusively to cover the essential costs of the publication process, including:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Editorial management, plagiarism screening, and <strong>double-blind peer review<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Online hosting, archiving, and indexing<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> of published articles.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Professional copyediting, typesetting, and proofreading<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> for production quality.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">DOI assignment, metadata management, and digital preservation<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> for long-term access.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Website maintenance, IT infrastructure, and global dissemination<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> of research content.<\/span><\/li><li>By paying the APC, authors directly support the journal\u2019s mission of promoting <strong>free, global, and equitable access to cutting-edge research<\/strong> in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Cybersecurity.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ca22b e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2ca22b\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"APCAmount\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4fa74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce4fa74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. APC Amount<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2730929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2730929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Original Research Articles \/ Review Papers:<\/strong> [Insert APC in USD\/INR]<\/p><p><strong>Case Studies \/ Short Communications:<\/strong> [Insert APC in USD\/INR]<\/p><p><strong>Invited Articles \/ Editorials:<\/strong> <em>No APC (by invitation only)<\/em><\/p><p><em>Note:<\/em> APC rates are subject to periodic review. Authors will be informed of the applicable fee at the time of manuscript acceptance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f9cf3 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71f9cf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"WaiversandDiscounts\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc4bd7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc4bd7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Waivers and Discounts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f4af3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50f4af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">To ensure inclusivity and encourage submissions from diverse research communities, the journal offers <strong>full or partial APC waivers<\/strong> under specific circumstances, such as:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors affiliated with institutions in <strong>low-income or lower-middle-income countries<\/strong> (based on World Bank classification).<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Early-career researchers, postgraduates, and students<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> with limited or no research funding.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Special Issues<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> where the Guest Editor has negotiated reduced or waived APCs.<\/span><\/li><li>Waiver requests must be submitted at the <strong>time of manuscript submission<\/strong> and are evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Editorial Office.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dada026 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dada026\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"PaymentProcedure\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a8a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97a8a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Payment Procedure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8415679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8415679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The APC is <strong>payable only after the manuscript is accepted<\/strong> for publication.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors will receive an official <strong>invoice<\/strong> from the Editorial Office, detailing payment options and instructions. Accepted payment methods include:<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Bank Transfer (Preferred)<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Credit\/Debit Card<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Online Payment Gateways<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> (details provided on invoice)<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">A <strong>payment receipt<\/strong> will be issued to the corresponding author, which can be used for <strong>institutional reimbursement<\/strong> or funding documentation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb1543 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0fb1543\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"RefundPolicy\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5afb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e5afb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Refund Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-684aded elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"684aded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">APCs are <strong>non-refundable<\/strong> once an article has entered the production or publication process.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">If an article is <strong>withdrawn after acceptance<\/strong> by the author, the APC will not be refunded.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">In rare cases involving <strong>technical errors or publisher-side withdrawal<\/strong>, partial or full refunds may be considered at the discretion of the publisher.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb36ce2 e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb36ce2\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"TransparencyEthics\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f864c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5f864c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. 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