Article Processing Fee
To ensure the sustainability of open access publishing and to cover essential production costs, Ethan Publications charges a modest article processing fee for accepted manuscripts.
1. Processing Fee Amount
Authors are required to pay an Article Processing Fee of $55 (USD) upon acceptance of their manuscript for publication.
2. What the Fee Covers
- Assignment of a permanent Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to each article
- Manuscript copy-editing, typesetting, and layout formatting
- Online hosting, indexing, and long-term archiving
- Editorial management and peer-review processing infrastructure
- Website maintenance and open access dissemination
3. Payment Timing and Instructions
The processing fee is payable only after a manuscript has successfully passed peer review and been accepted for publication. Payment instructions will be sent to the corresponding author via email.
4. Waivers and Discounts
Ethan Publications may consider fee waivers or discounts for authors from low-income countries or for exceptional cases at the discretion of the editorial board. Requests must be made at the time of submission.
By submitting a manuscript to Ethan Publications, authors acknowledge and agree to the terms of this Article Processing Fee Policy.