APC Rate and Affiliation-Based Waiver

• Standard APC — IDR 750,000 per accepted manuscript: Applies when at least one author has an institutional affiliation in Indonesia.
• Full waiver — IDR 0: Applies when all authors are institutionally affiliated exclusively with institutions outside Indonesia.

Eligibility is determined by institutional affiliation, not nationality, citizenship, country of birth, residence, passport, or another personal characteristic. A manuscript with mixed Indonesian and non-Indonesian affiliations is subject to the standard APC whenever at least one author has an institutional affiliation in Indonesia, including an author with both Indonesian and overseas affiliations.

The Editorial Office may verify affiliations against the separate Title Page, OJS metadata, manuscript records, and other relevant author information. A separate waiver application is not normally required once eligibility for the affiliation-based full waiver has been verified.

The same standard APC and affiliation-based waiver apply to both editorial sections: Article, accepting Research Paper and Literature Review Paper manuscripts, and Community Partnerships and Impacts, accepting Community Service Article manuscripts.

Reviewer Recognition Discount

Under ACSR's reviewer-recognition arrangement, eligible reviewers who agree to assess an assigned manuscript are entitled to a 10% discount on the applicable standard APC for manuscripts they submit to ACSR, subject to eligibility verification by the Editorial Office.

At the current standard rate of IDR 750,000, the verified 10% reviewer discount is IDR 75,000, resulting in an APC of IDR 675,000 for an eligible accepted manuscript where an APC is otherwise payable.

The discount is administered only after independent final scientific-editorial acceptance. It is not an advance payment, review honorarium, or guarantee of publication. It does not replace a full waiver: a manuscript qualifying for the affiliation-based full waiver remains payable at IDR 0.

Reviewer participation and discount eligibility do not provide preferential treatment, favorable reviewer selection, expedited scientific evaluation, or influence over editorial decisions. Reviewer responsibilities and recognition arrangements are described in For Reviewers.

No Additional Mandatory Author Fees

ACSR does not charge a mandatory submission fee, peer-review fee, page charge, color-figure charge, mandatory language-editing fee, or separate withdrawal fee. Authors are not required to purchase additional commercial, editorial, or publication services as a condition of manuscript consideration or acceptance.

Privately arranged language editing, proofreading, formatting, consulting, or similar optional services remain separate from the journal's independent evaluation. Such services must not be represented as providing guaranteed acceptance, favorable peer review, or publication.

Editorial Independence

APC payment, ability to pay, non-payment before an APC becomes due, reviewer discounts, and waiver eligibility or status do not influence editorial screening, reviewer selection, independent peer review, reviewer recommendations, revision requirements, post-revision scientific verification, acceptance, or rejection.

Payment does not purchase acceptance, favorable reviews, editorial preference, expedited scientific treatment, a particular issue assignment, a guaranteed DOI registration date, or guaranteed publication. Scientific-editorial decisions remain with the responsible academic editors under the journal's scope, research-integrity requirements, peer-review procedures, and publication policies.

The same standards of scholarly quality, integrity, methodological or implementation adequacy, and independent evaluation apply regardless of APC, discount, or waiver status. Each manuscript is assessed against the requirements of its designated ACSR editorial section.

APC Administration After Acceptance

After final scientific-editorial acceptance, the Editorial Office verifies institutional affiliations and any applicable waiver or reviewer discount. Where an APC is payable, the corresponding author receives an official ACSR invoice stating the amount, authorized payment instructions, and relevant administrative information.

For manuscripts subject to an APC, copyediting, production, and final publication proceed after the required payment verification. Manuscripts receiving a full waiver proceed through the applicable post-acceptance workflow after waiver eligibility has been verified.

Authors should make payment only after final editorial acceptance and receipt of an official invoice. Do not make APC payments during submission, screening, peer review, revision, or another pre-acceptance stage.

Invoice administration, payment confirmation, discount assessment, and waiver verification are administrative responsibilities. They do not replace, determine, or reopen the scientific-editorial acceptance decision. Material research-integrity or publication concerns identified after acceptance must be referred to the responsible academic editor.

Publication Workflow

Normal pathway: Submission → Editorial Screening → Independent Peer Review → Revision → Post-Revision Verification → Final Editorial Acceptance → APC or Waiver Verification → Post-Acceptance Administration → Copyediting → Proofreading and Production → Metadata Verification → Preparation of the Version of Record → Online Publication.

Eligible manuscripts normally undergo double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent reviewers with relevant expertise. Recommendations are advisory; the responsible academic editor evaluates the manuscript, reports, author responses, revised files, and relevant integrity concerns before reaching or recommending a final decision.

The Article section uses the Advances in Research Master Manuscript Template and standard scholarly review form for Research Paper and Literature Review Paper manuscripts. Community Partnerships and Impacts uses the New ACSR Template Submission and dedicated 11-component review form for Community Service Articles.

Post-acceptance administration prepares an accepted manuscript for accurate and responsible publication; it does not continue ordinary peer review. Scientifically resolved matters should be reopened only where a genuine scientific-integrity, ethical, legal, authorship, metadata, or other publication blocker requires appropriate editorial attention.

Letter of Acceptance and Publication Timing

Where a formal Letter of Acceptance (LoA) is issued, it follows the final scientific-editorial acceptance decision. APC payment, invoice issuance, payment verification, discount eligibility, or waiver status does not create, purchase, or independently determine acceptance.

Payment does not independently determine issue assignment, DOI registration date, publication date, production priority, or publication timing. These matters remain subject to publication readiness, editorial and production requirements, metadata verification, and the journal's applicable schedule.

Acceptance does not eliminate the need to complete applicable administrative and production requirements. Formal publication occurs after the required workflow has been completed and the article is eligible for release in the appropriate volume and numbered issue.

Withdrawal and Refunds

Authors may request withdrawal by formally contacting the Editorial Office. A manuscript must not be submitted to another journal while it remains under consideration by ACSR. Obtain formal confirmation that the manuscript is no longer under consideration before submitting it elsewhere.

Withdrawal before APC payment: No APC or separate withdrawal fee is payable. Requests are handled through the appropriate editorial and administrative procedures and documented in the manuscript record.

After payment and commencement of substantive publication services: The APC is normally non-refundable once services such as copyediting, proofreading, production, DOI-related processing, metadata preparation, or other substantive publication activities have commenced.

Duplicate payments, overpayments, payment errors, or journal-attributable administrative problems that prevent publication are reviewed individually by the Editorial Office. Provide the official invoice, payment confirmation, and relevant supporting correspondence where appropriate.

Withdrawal of an unpublished manuscript is distinct from retraction of a published article. Corrections, Expressions of Concern, retractions, and other post-publication actions are governed by the journal's Publication Ethics policies.

Payment Security

Use only payment instructions contained in an official ACSR invoice issued after final editorial acceptance. The journal does not recognize unauthorized intermediaries, unofficial representatives, unverified accounts, or third-party claims that payment guarantees acceptance, favorable review, publication, indexing, or other editorial outcomes.

Bank-account and payment-account details are not published on this page. Authors receiving suspicious payment requests, advance-payment demands, or conflicting invoice instructions should verify them with the official Editorial Office before transferring funds.

Retain official invoices, payment confirmations, and relevant administrative correspondence. Financial administration remains separate from independent academic editorial assessment.

Publication Model and Historical Records

ACSR publishes one volume per year with exactly two regular numbered issues: No. 1 September–February and No. 2 March–August. The September–February period spans two calendar years. Both editorial sections operate within this schedule; two sections do not create additional numbered issues or separate publication frequencies.

Publication remains subject to completion of the applicable editorial, administrative, copyediting, proofreading, production, and metadata-verification requirements. Payment alone does not authorize release of an article.

Previously issued official invoices, agreed payment terms, valid administrative records, and completed editorial decisions are not retrospectively altered merely to match the current APC framework. Legitimate historical volume and issue assignments, publication dates, DOI records, and other bibliographic information remain part of the scholarly record.

APC Contact

Questions concerning APC status, affiliation verification, waiver eligibility, reviewer discounts, invoices, payment confirmation, withdrawal administration, or refunds may be directed to Muslim Muslim, Managing Editor, at advancesresearch@gmail.com.

Matters requiring academic editorial attention may be referred to Muhammad Ridwan Manulusi, Editor-in-Chief, through the Editorial Office. Academic decisions remain separate from invoicing, payment verification, waiver administration, and other financial or operational matters.

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