Article Processing Charges (APC)

Last updated: October 2026

The International Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology (IJARIT) is a fully open-access journal, published by the self-supporting IJARIT Research Foundation. The journal carries no advertising and accepts no sponsorship (see the Advertising Policy). The Article Processing Charge (APC) described below is its sole source of revenue and contributes to operating costs, including website hosting and maintenance, the online submission and peer-review system, DOI registration, plagiarism screening (see the Plagiarism & Retraction Policy), proofreading, typesetting, and long-term digital archiving (see the Preservation & Archiving Policy). The APC is applied only upon formal manuscript acceptance.

1. Submission Fees

There are no submission fees, and no charges apply to manuscripts rejected at desk screening or during peer review.

2. Publication Fee Structure

An APC is applied only after a manuscript has completed double-blind peer review and received a formal acceptance letter from the Editor-in-Chief.

  • National Authors (corresponding author affiliated with an institution in Bangladesh): BDT 5,000
  • International Authors (all other corresponding authors): USD 100

The lower rate for national authors reflects local research costs and income conditions in Bangladesh, and is an established equitable-access practice among open-access journals serving both domestic and international authors.

No Hidden Fees: The APC is a flat rate. There are no additional charges for colour figures, supplementary material, page count, or article length. Bank or transfer charges are paid by the payer, and the invoice states the total due.

3. APC Waiver and Discount Policy

IJARIT is committed to ensuring that financial constraints do not prevent the publication of high-quality scientific research.

  • Low-Income Countries: Authors from countries classified by the World Bank or Research4Life as Group A (low-income economies) are eligible for an automatic 100% APC waiver.
  • Lower-Middle-Income Countries: Authors from Group B countries may apply for a 50% partial waiver.
  • Hardship Waivers: Corresponding authors without institutional funding, grants, or other financial support may submit an APC Waiver Application to the Executive Editor at editor@ijarit.online at the time of initial manuscript submission. A waiver request has no bearing on the editorial evaluation of the manuscript (see Section 6) and does not guarantee approval. Decisions are communicated before peer review begins wherever possible. Requests submitted after acceptance will not be considered.
  • Institutional/Funder Billing: Where an author’s institution or funding body agrees to cover the APC, IJARIT can invoice that institution on written confirmation from the corresponding author.

4. Payment Methods & Processing

Once a manuscript is accepted, the corresponding author receives an official invoice with payment instructions, payable within 30 days of the invoice date.

  • International Authors: Bank wire transfer (SWIFT), credit/debit card, or other verified international electronic payment platforms.
  • National Authors (Bangladesh): Direct bank deposit/electronic fund transfer (BEFTN/NPSB) or authorized Mobile Financial Services (MFS).

If payment is not received within the invoice period, the Editorial Office will contact the corresponding author to confirm status. Publication is scheduled only once payment is confirmed. Manuscripts are not withdrawn or penalized solely for a documented delay while payment is in process (for example, pending institutional disbursement).

5. Refund Policy

  • If an article is withdrawn by the author after payment but before final publication, the APC is refundable at the Editorial Board’s discretion, less any non-recoverable processing costs already incurred (for example, copyediting or typesetting).
  • If an article is retracted after publication because of the journal’s own editorial or technical error, a full refund will be issued.
  • If a retraction results from author misconduct as defined in the Plagiarism & Retraction Policy (for example, plagiarism or data fabrication), the APC is non-refundable.

Refunds due under this policy are returned to the original payer in the currency paid, less any bank charges.

6. Editorial Independence & Financial Transparency

No influence on peer review: Editorial decisions (accept, revise or reject) are based strictly on scientific quality, novelty and rigour. Editors and reviewers have no access to authors’ financial status, waiver requests, or payment records at any stage of evaluation, and payment status plays no role in acceptance decisions.

Revenue: The APC is the journal’s only source of revenue. It is used solely for the publishing and operating costs listed above. The journal keeps financial management separate from editorial decision-making.

7. Changes to Fees and Contact

Any change to the APC will be announced on this page and will not apply to manuscripts already submitted. Questions about fees: editor@ijarit.online.