Article Processing Charge (APC)
The International Journal of Counseling and Applied Psychology (IJCAP) is committed to providing open access to high-quality research in counseling, educational psychology, and applied psychology. To ensure transparency and fairness in scholarly publishing, the following policy on Article Processing Charges (APCs) is applied:
1. Current APC Policy
- At present, ICJAP does not charge any submission fees or article processing charges (APCs).
- Authors are not required to pay for manuscript submission, peer review, editing, publication, or access.
- All costs of publication, including website maintenance, editorial processes, DOI registration, and long-term archiving, are fully supported by the publisher (DnA Horizon Press).
2. Future APC Policy
- If APCs are introduced in the future, this policy will be updated transparently, and authors will be notified before submission.
- Any potential APCs will be clearly stated on the journal’s official website, with details regarding:
- Payment amount (in USD).
- Payment procedure.
- Waiver and discount policy.
3. Waiver Policy (If APC is Applied in the Future)
Should APCs be implemented, the journal will ensure fair and inclusive access by offering:
- Automatic waivers for authors from low-income countries (based on World Bank classification).
- Partial waivers or discounts for early-career researchers, students, and unfunded projects.
- Full waiver requests considered on a case-by-case basis, subject to approval by the editorial board.
4. Commitment to Open Access
- All articles published in IJCAP are freely accessible immediately upon publication, in line with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).
- No hidden charges or subscription fees are applied for readers, libraries, or institutions.
- Authors retain copyright under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License.
