Confmeets is committed to advancing scholarly communication through a transparent, ethical, and accessible open-access publishing model. To support the editorial, production, publication, and long-term preservation of scholarly content, Article Processing Charges (APCs) may apply to accepted manuscripts.

Our fee structure is designed to ensure the sustainability of high-quality publishing services while promoting broad accessibility and equitable participation in academic research. Editorial decisions are made independently and are never influenced by an author's ability to pay publication fees.

No Submission, Review or Withdrawal Fees

Confmeets Publishing does not charge authors for manuscript submission, initial editorial screening, peer-review evaluation, editorial decision-making, or manuscript withdrawal before publication.

Article Processing Charges (APCs) become applicable only after a manuscript has successfully completed peer review and has been formally accepted for publication. No payment is required to obtain peer review or an editorial decision.

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

Article Processing Charges (APCs) are applicable only after a manuscript has successfully completed editorial assessment, peer review, and has been formally accepted for publication.

The applicable APC for each journal, article type, or author category is outlined below.

APC Structure:

Issue type	EUR	USD	GBP
Regular Issue	€ 1199
Special Issue	€ 999

What the APC Covers

The APC supports a wide range of publishing services that contribute to the quality, visibility, accessibility, and preservation of scholarly research.

Publication fees help support:

• Editorial administration and manuscript management.
• Technical screening and quality assessment.
• Peer-review coordination and reviewer management.
• Production and publication workflows.
• Copyediting and content preparation.
• Typesetting and article formatting.
• DOI registration and metadata creation.
• Online hosting and platform maintenance.
• Digital dissemination and discoverability support.
• Long-term archiving and preservation of scholarly content.

These services ensure that accepted articles are professionally published, permanently accessible, and discoverable by the global research community.

Open Access Benefits

Confmeets follows an open-access publishing model that allows readers worldwide to access published research without subscription barriers.

Open access publishing helps:

• Increase research visibility and readership.
• Promote global knowledge sharing.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Support educational and professional development.
• Improve accessibility for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the public.
• Enhance the potential reach and impact of scholarly work.

All published content remains freely accessible to readers immediately upon publication.

No Submission or Review Fees

Confmeets does not charge authors for:

• Manuscript submission.
• Initial editorial screening.
• Technical compliance checks.
• Peer-review evaluation.
• Editorial decision-making.

Publication charges are only considered after a manuscript has been accepted for publication.

Authors may submit their work for editorial and peer-review consideration without any upfront payment obligations.

Supplementary Materials and Additional Content

Confmeets encourages authors to support transparency and reproducibility by providing supplementary materials when appropriate.

In most cases, no additional fees are charged for:

• Supplementary datasets.
• Additional figures and tables.
• Multimedia files.
• Data availability statements.
• Supporting information files.
• Research protocols and appendices.

Supplementary materials should be relevant, properly organized, and clearly referenced within the manuscript.

Waiver and Discount Policy

Authors who are unable to meet the applicable APC may request a full or partial waiver or discount.

Eligibility may consider absence of research or publication funding, affiliation with resource-constrained institutions, countries or regions with limited research funding, students, postdoctoral researchers or early-career researchers facing genuine financial limitations, exceptional documented financial circumstances, and eligible institutional publishing agreements.

Waivers and discounts are not automatic and no fixed percentage is guaranteed unless explicitly confirmed in writing by Confmeets Publishing. Requests should be submitted before the APC invoice is finalized.

Requests are handled confidentially by administrative/finance personnel who are independent of the peer-review decision. Editors and reviewers are not informed of an author's waiver request during peer review.

Waivers and discounts are not based on manuscript quality, reviewer recommendation, editorial evaluation, likelihood of acceptance, or editorial acceptance criteria. A waiver request, financial circumstances, or ability to pay must never influence reviewer selection, peer-review reports, editorial recommendations, acceptance, or rejection.

Institutional Discounts and Publishing Agreements

Confmeets welcomes collaborations with universities, research institutions, academic societies, and scholarly organizations.

Through institutional partnerships, eligible authors may receive:

• APC discounts.
• Publication support benefits.
• Sponsored publication opportunities.
• Collaborative publishing arrangements.

Authors are encouraged to contact the Finance Office to determine whether their institution participates in any available publishing support programs.

Funding Agency Support

Many research funding agencies permit publication expenses to be included as eligible research costs.

Authors are encouraged to consult:

• Research sponsors.
• Funding agencies.
• Grant administrators.
• Institutional research offices.

Regarding available support for publication expenses and APC reimbursement opportunities.

Payment Information

Following acceptance, authors will receive information regarding:

• Applicable publication charges.
• Invoice details.
• Payment instructions.
• Available payment methods.
• Payment timelines.

Publication processing and production activities generally commence following payment confirmation or approval of any applicable waiver or discount arrangements, and author authorization.

Manuscript Withdrawal Before Publication

Authors may request withdrawal of a manuscript at any time before publication by submitting a written request from the registered corresponding-author email address.

No withdrawal fee, administrative fee, or processing charge is imposed for withdrawing an unpublished manuscript, including after peer review or formal acceptance.

Where a manuscript has already been accepted, the journal may request a brief reason for withdrawal for administrative and scholarly-record purposes.

Withdrawal requests involving suspected duplicate submission, authorship disputes, research misconduct, or other ethical concerns may be referred for editorial or research-integrity review. Such investigation does not create a financial withdrawal penalty.

Temporary or proportionate restrictions on future submissions may be applied following documented investigation of repeated or serious breaches of publication ethics. Such restrictions are not imposed merely because an author legitimately withdraws a manuscript.

After Publication

Once an article has been published as the Version of Record, it becomes part of the permanent scholarly record. Published articles are not removed through the ordinary manuscript-withdrawal process.

Where significant errors, ethical concerns, or research-integrity issues arise after publication, the matter is handled through the journal's correction, expression-of-concern, or retraction procedures, as appropriate.

Retracted articles remain part of the scholarly record and are clearly marked and linked to the corresponding retraction notice.

APC Refund Policy

No APC is payable before formal manuscript acceptance.

If an APC has been paid and publication has not yet commenced, a refund request may be submitted to the Finance Office.

Once substantive production services have commenced following payment and author authorization, APC payments are normally non-refundable.

Refunds may nevertheless be issued where appropriate in cases of duplicate payment, payment made in error, publisher billing error, inability of the publisher to complete publication, or other exceptional circumstances approved by the Finance Office.

Refund decisions are administrative/financial decisions and do not influence editorial decisions.

Editorial Independence

APCs, waivers, discounts, refunds, institutional agreements, and other financial arrangements are administered separately from editorial decision-making.

Editors and reviewers do not make financial eligibility decisions. An author's ability or inability to pay has no influence on peer review, editorial recommendations, acceptance, or rejection.

Commitment to Inclusive Publishing

Confmeets believes that scholarly publishing should be accessible to researchers regardless of geographic location, institutional resources, or funding availability.

Through transparent publication policies, equitable waiver programs, and responsible open-access practices, we strive to support a diverse and inclusive global research community.

Our goal is to remove barriers to knowledge dissemination while maintaining the highest standards of academic quality and publishing integrity.

Need Assistance?

Authors with questions regarding publication charges, waiver eligibility, institutional agreements, invoices, payment procedures, or publication support programs are encouraged to contact the Finance Office.

The Confmeets team is committed to providing timely assistance and transparent guidance throughout every stage of the publication process.