IJAFR is an open-access journal that provides instant, worldwide, and barrier-free access to the full text of all published articles. Publication charges enable the publisher to make the published material freely available to all interested online readers. This charge includes all costs of the peer-review process, systems, typesetting, web publication, and long-term archiving. If this manuscript is accepted for publication, you will be asked to pay an Article Publication Charge to cover publication costs. There is no Article Submission Charge for the IJAFR Journal. This journal charges the following author fees.

Article processing charge for “IJAFR” for the authors with affiliation in High-Income Countries or Upper Middle-Income Countries is 450 €/ 500 $/ 406 £, APC for the authors with affiliation in Lower Middle-Income Countries is 360 €/ 400 $/ 325 £ and APC for the authors with affiliation in Low-Income Countries is 270 €/ 300 $/ 244 £. The Executive Editor will inform you when you can pay Article Processing Charge (APC) and will provide with all instructions (the payment can be made only in case of acceptanсe for publication.

If the size of the manuscript exceeds the established limit (6000 words), then authors should contact an Executive Manager to elaborate on publication details.

During the publication process, authors can order a printed copy of the issue from an Executive Editor for 250 €/ 278 $ / 226 £.

Note 1: Please note that APCs will not be refunded due to the retraction of an article.

Note 2: In rare cases where articles are entirely removed after acceptance for publication, we will not refund or credit an APC. This is because IJAFR Journal has provided publishing services and is only able to recoup this investment through the article processing charge (APC).

Note 3: The APC price will be determined from the date on which the article is accepted for publication. 

(Effective from 15^th March 2026)