Journal of Applied Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Article Processing Charges
What the journal charges, when the charge applies, and how it is kept separate from the assessment of a manuscript.
- Charged after acceptance
- No submission charge
The charge
What is charged
USD 1,299
Article processing charge
Applied to an accepted manuscript. Submission itself is free of charge across Open Access Pub.
The charge supports editorial handling, the management of peer review, production and copy preparation, online hosting and the long-term availability of the published article. It is what allows the journal to publish without a subscription barrier.
Authors commonly meet the charge from a research grant, an institutional open-access fund or a departmental budget. The editorial office can supply invoices and publication confirmations for funder and library reporting.
Timing
When it applies
The charge is invoiced only after a manuscript has been accepted.
Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request.
Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.
Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal.
Decisions remain independent of fees, services, memberships, and editorial or reviewer roles.
Billing sits with the editorial office and follows the decision. A manuscript is assessed on its own merits first, and every submission moves through the same stages in the same order.
Withdrawal
Withdrawing a manuscript
A manuscript under consideration may not be sent to another journal until it has been formally withdrawn from this one.
Authors should contact the editorial office promptly and wait for written confirmation before submitting the work elsewhere.
Manuscripts withdrawn within 3 days of submission are not subject to a withdrawal charge.
Manuscripts withdrawn more than 3 days after submission incur a withdrawal charge equal to 30% of the journal's APC.
Authors must receive official withdrawal confirmation before submitting the manuscript to another journal.
Questions about an invoice, a funder requirement or an institutional arrangement are handled by the editorial office at [email protected].
Related
Before you submit
Instructions for Authors sets out how to prepare a manuscript, Aims & Scope states the subject areas the journal considers, and Submit Paper describes the routes a submission can take.
Next
Where to go from here
- Instructions for AuthorsHow to prepare and format a manuscript.
- Submit PaperThe routes by which a manuscript reaches the journal.
- Editorial PoliciesEthics, corrections, conflicts of interest and research integrity.
- Aims & ScopeThe subject areas a manuscript must fall within.
- MembershipWhat membership is, and what it does not affect.
- About the JournalWhat the journal is for, who reads it and who is accountable.
Articles are published open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, and authors retain copyright.