Publication Fee
Papers are submitted to Ilm: Central Asian Journal of Knowledge and Discovery is an open-access journal, the author will be charged an Article Processing Charge (APC) if it is ACCEPTED for publication.
Submission fee: 0.00
Article Processing Charge (APC): 0.00
Authors pay a one-time Article Processing Charge (APC) to cover the costs of peer review administration and management, professional production of articles in PDF and other formats, and dissemination of published papers in various venues, in addition to other publishing functions. Please note that the option to process an advance payment remains but does not guarantee acceptance of manuscripts. There are no charges for rejected articles, no submission charges, and no surcharges based on the length of an article, figures or supplementary data.
Special offer and waiver, including a discount and free APC based on our agreement. Please contact us for further detail.
Article Withdrawal and Retraction
To maintain the integrity of the publication process and compensate for the resources expended during peer review and production, the following policy applies to all authors who submit manuscripts to the Irfan: Oriental Journal of Mystical Insights and Cultural Heritage:
- Withdrawal
- Authors may request to withdraw their manuscript before the peer review process begins without any penalty.
- If an author chooses to withdraw their submission during or after the review process, a withdrawal fee of USD 50 will be charged. This fee compensates for the time and effort invested by the editorial team and reviewers.
- Retraction
- If an author requests an article retraction after publication, a retraction fee of USD 0.00 will be charged. This fee covers administrative costs, content removal, indexing updates, and issuing a retraction statement.
- The request for retraction must be submitted in writing to the editorial office with a valid justification. The final decision on retraction lies with the editorial board, following COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines.