Article Processing Charges (APC) Policy

P-ISSN: 3051-2778 E-ISSN: 3051-2786
Article Processing Charges (APC) Policy

The GRWS International Journal of Applied Commerce and Strategic Management does not charge authors any article processing charge, submission fee, peer-review fee, publication fee, editorial handling fee, or online-access fee.

Authors can submit, revise, and publish eligible manuscripts without making any payment to the journal.

Official Fee Breakdown
Fee Category Amount
Article Processing Charge (APC)₹0
Manuscript Submission Fee₹0
Peer-Review Fee₹0
Editorial Processing Fee₹0
Publication Fee₹0
Online Access Fee₹0
Article Download Fee₹0
Key APC Policy Provisions
No Article Processing or Submission Fees

No charges apply for screening, plagiarism checks, peer review, copyediting, typesetting, DOI assignment, online publication, or PDF downloads.

No Hidden or Additional Charges

No compulsory page charges, table/figure fees, metadata fees, author certificate costs, or archiving fees exist under standard publishing procedures.

Editorial Independence & Equal Treatment

Decisions are based purely on academic merit, originality, and ethics. Acceptance is never guaranteed, accelerated, or influenced by payments or sponsorships.

No Waiver Applications Required

Because the standard fee is already ₹0, authors do not need to apply for waivers, institutional discounts, financial hardship support, or country exemptions.

Withdrawals & Rejections

No charges apply for desk rejections, peer-review rejections, or author-requested manuscript withdrawals. Withdrawals require written co-author consensus and cannot be used to bypass ethical investigations.

Protection Against Unauthorized Third-Party Fees

The journal is not responsible for fraudulent payment requests issued by external agents, third-party editors, or fake sites. Never pay money to any entity claiming guaranteed acceptance.

Sponsorship & Future Policy Terms
Voluntary Support & Sponsorship

Any voluntary institutional support or publisher grants remain strictly separated from editorial decision-making and manuscript evaluations.

Notice of Future Policy Updates

Any future revision to the APC structure will be announced transparently online and will apply solely to new submissions submitted after the official effective date.

Official APC Declaration

₹0 — No Article Processing Charge. The GRWS International Journal of Applied Commerce and Strategic Management is committed to providing authors with a transparent, fair, academically rigorous, and cost-free publication process. No payment is required for manuscript submission, peer review, editorial assessment, acceptance, publication, or open online access.