Article Processing Charge (APC)
SJRIR is an open-access journal. There is no submission fee; an Article Processing Charge applies only after a manuscript has been accepted for publication. Editorial decisions are based solely on academic merit, peer-review results, ethical compliance, and journal suitability, and are not influenced by the author's ability to pay.
Standard APC
| Author category | Article Processing Charge |
|---|---|
| Authors affiliated with institutions in Indonesia | IDR 2,500,000 |
| Foreign authors (standard, where no discount applies) | USD 225 |
Discounts for Foreign Authors
- Authors from Global South support countries (Tier A), including Least Developed Countries and low-income countries, are eligible for a 50% discount from the standard APC.
- Authors from ASEAN member states are eligible for a 25% discount from the standard APC, as part of the journal's regional academic collaboration support policy.
- Authors who are not affiliated with institutions in Tier A countries and are not from ASEAN member states are charged the standard APC (USD 225).
This policy promotes equitable access to scholarly publishing for authors from the Global South while strengthening academic collaboration and research visibility within Southeast Asia.
Mixed-Country Authorship
For manuscripts with authors from more than one country, the applicable APC tier is determined by the institutional affiliation country of the corresponding author at the time of submission. If there is more than one corresponding author, the tier follows the country of the primary corresponding author listed in the submission system.
Payment and Conditional Acceptance
- After a manuscript completes peer review and is accepted, the journal issues a Conditional Acceptance Notification together with the APC invoice. The Official Letter of Acceptance (LoA) is issued only after the APC payment has been completed and confirmed by the editorial office.
- Authors must complete payment within 3 calendar days of the invoice date. If payment is not completed within this period and no prior written agreement has been approved by the editorial office, the manuscript may be considered withdrawn due to non-payment, and the journal reserves the right to discontinue further editorial, copyediting, layout, DOI registration, and publication processes.
- The APC is charged only after editorial acceptance and does not influence peer-review outcomes or editorial decisions.
- If an author repeatedly fails to complete APC payment after conditional acceptance without valid justification, the journal may record the case for internal administrative purposes, and future submissions from the same corresponding author may require APC payment confirmation before the issuance of any formal acceptance document.
ASEAN Member States (25% discount)
| No. | Country | No. | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 6 | Philippines |
| 2 | Cambodia | 7 | Singapore |
| 3 | Lao PDR | 8 | Thailand |
| 4 | Malaysia | 9 | Timor-Leste |
| 5 | Myanmar | 10 | Viet Nam |
Global South Support Countries (Tier A) – 50% discount
| No. | Country | No. | Country | No. | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 16 | Guinea | 31 | Rwanda |
| 2 | Angola | 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 32 | Senegal |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 18 | Haiti | 33 | Sierra Leone |
| 4 | Benin | 19 | Iran | 34 | Solomon Islands |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 20 | Kiribati | 35 | Somalia |
| 6 | Burundi | 21 | Lesotho | 36 | South Sudan |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 22 | Liberia | 37 | Sudan |
| 8 | Chad | 23 | Madagascar | 38 | Tanzania |
| 9 | Comoros | 24 | Malawi | 39 | Togo |
| 10 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 25 | Mali | 40 | Tuvalu |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 26 | Mauritania | 41 | Uganda |
| 12 | Djibouti | 27 | Mozambique | 42 | Ukraine |
| 13 | Eritrea | 28 | Nepal | 43 | Yemen |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 29 | Niger | 44 | Zambia |
| 15 | Gambia | 30 | Palestine |