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Schole publishes all of its journals under full open access. Schole is dedicated to enhancing research knowledge and accessibility, including both free and fee-based open access journals. 

This list includes the standard Article Processing Charge for each journal. Please note that these prices are subject to change, and may differ based on article type or the following factors (journal maturity, journal quality such as JCR Impact Factor, Scopus/SCI, the journal editing and publishing technical process, etc.). All stated article charges are exclusive of value added tax, goods and services tax and any similar sales or excise taxes (Sales Taxes). Any Sales Taxes will be added to the invoiced charge at the prevailing rate, as applicable. This list includes the standard Article Processing Charge for each journal. Please note that these prices are subject to change, and may differ based on article type or the following factors (journal maturity, journal quality such as JCR Impact Factor, Scopus/SCI, the journal editing and publishing technical process, etc.). All stated article charges are exclusive of value added tax, goods and services tax and any similar sales or excise taxes (Sales Taxes). Any Sales Taxes will be added to the invoiced charge at the prevailing rate, as applicable.

As our sole source of revenue, future APCs pay for teams and technology that support research integrity, peer review, production, and dissemination of the articles we publish. We are transparent about how our APCs are invested. Our APCs cover the following publishing services:

Our team: APCs pay for our professionals who contribute to publication services of Schole.

Our review operations: our review operations team ensures that quality standards are adhered to during peer review, that the appropriate experts are assigned to the manuscripts, and that editors are supported. They also provide rigorous feedback to the authors so that each stage of the review process advances in an effective and timely manner.

Publication: production costs include typesetting and copy-editing, assignment of persistent identifiers, journal indexing, archiving in all relevant academic and national databases, and permanent digital storage.

Honoraria: prizes are awarded annually for EBMs and authors who greatly contribute to academic development.

For any inquiries related to our APC policy or other aspects of the submission and publication process, please contact us ([email protected]). We are dedicated to providing support and guidance to our authors and reviewers throughout their engagement with our journal.