{"id":422,"date":"2025-09-02T18:27:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/xe\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2025-12-09T19:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:40:33","slug":"article-processing-charge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/article-processing-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Article Processing Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"422\" class=\"elementor elementor-422\">\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\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Article Processing Charge (APC)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169138c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"169138c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15afaa8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15afaa8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64142cc e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64142cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f7554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4f7554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Journal Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d66fa e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63d66fa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea36a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-nav_menu\" data-id=\"ea36a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-nav_menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-left-sidebar-container\"><ul id=\"menu-left-sidebar\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-632\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-632\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/about-the-journal\/\">About the Journal\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-641\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-641\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/aims-and-scope\/\">Aims and Scope<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-642\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-642\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/archives\/\">Archives<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-643\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-643\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/article-processing-charge\/\">Article Processing Charge<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-644\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-644\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/author-instructions\/\">Author Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-645\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-645\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/editorial-board\/\">Editorial Board<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-646\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-646\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/editorial-policies\/\">Editorial Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-647\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-647\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/editorial-process\/\">Editorial Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-648\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-648\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/for-reviewers\/\">For Reviewers<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-649\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-649\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/guest-editor-guidelines\/\">Guest Editor Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-650\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-650\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/online-submission\/\">Online Submission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-651\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-651\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/open-access-policy\/\">Open Access Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-665\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-665\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/publication-ethics\/\">Publication Ethics<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-666\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-666\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/reviewer-acknowledgment\/\">Reviewer Acknowledgment<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-667\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-667\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/reviewer-guidelines\/\">Reviewer Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-668\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-668\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/to-be-a-reviewer\/\">To Be a Reviewer<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-669\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-669\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/peer-review-guidelines\/\">Peer Review Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\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-17854d9 e-con-full toc e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17854d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d552d8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d552d8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c53ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c53ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbcd95c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbcd95c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0729f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"cd0729f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\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=\"#APC\">\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\">APC<\/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=\"#PurposeofAPC\">\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\">APC 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=\"#APCAmount\">\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\">APC Rates<\/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 Information<\/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\">Funding Support<\/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\">World Education Policy: An International Journal<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> is a fully open-access journal, ensuring that all published articles are freely and permanently available without subscription barriers. To support high-quality publishing services\u2014including peer review coordination, copyediting, typesetting, DOI registration, indexing preparation, website maintenance, archiving, and long-term accessibility\u2014the journal applies an Article Processing Charge (APC).<\/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\">APC Policy<\/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\">Authors are required to pay the APC only after their manuscript is accepted for publication.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The APC supports immediate open access, global visibility, and wide dissemination of the published work.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">There are <strong>no submission or review charges<\/strong>. Authors pay only after successful peer review and acceptance.<\/span><\/p>\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\">APC Rates<\/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><span lang=\"EN-US\">Standard APC:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> USD [XXX] \/ INR [XXX] per accepted article.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c388d4a e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c388d4a\" 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-34d8e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34d8e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">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-7b33a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b33a10\" 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 journal offers flexible APC support to ensure inclusivity:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors from low-income countries<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> (as classified by the World Bank) may request partial or full waivers.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Early-career researchers and students<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> may be considered for APC discounts upon valid justification.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Editorial Board members, reviewers, and guest editors<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> contributing significantly to the journal may receive APC reductions.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961ac8f e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"961ac8f\" 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-bcb9c66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcb9c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Payment Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e38f5b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e38f5b4\" 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\">Payment instructions will be sent to the corresponding author upon acceptance.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Payments can be made through bank transfer, credit\/debit card, or institutional support.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">APC payments are <strong>non-refundable<\/strong> once the article is published.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d520e e-con-full scroll-section e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2d520e\" 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-f63500c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f63500c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Funding Support<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0a31f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e0a31f\" 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\">Authors are encouraged to explore funding options available through:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Institutional research funds<\/span><\/li><li>University publication grants<\/li><li>National or international research agencies<\/li><li>Open-access publishing funds<\/li><\/ul><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">By implementing APCs, <strong>World Education Policy: An International Journal<\/strong> ensures a sustainable open-access model that maximizes the visibility, accessibility, and global impact of education policy research.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Processing Charge (APC) Journal Information Contents APC APC Policy APC Rates Waivers and Discounts Payment Information Funding Support APC World Education Policy: An International Journal is a fully open-access journal, ensuring that all published articles are freely and permanently available without subscription barriers. To support high-quality publishing services\u2014including peer review coordination, copyediting, typesetting, DOI [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-422","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":744,"href":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/422\/revisions\/744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/academicsociety.org\/educationpolicy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}