Article Processing Charge

Open access publishing does have its costs. Since Journal of Political Issues does not have subscription charges for its research content it can defray publishing costs from the Article Processing Charge (APC). This is because Journal of Political Issues believes that the interests of the scientific community can best be served by an immediate, worldwide, unlimited, open access to the full text of research articles.
Information regarding authors' payment are not made available to editors and reviewers ensuring that they cannot be influenced in their selection of papers for publication by payment conditions or limitations.

For the development and continuity of the journal, Journal of Political Issues charges the author as follows :

First, Authors are not required to pay an Article Submission Fee as part of the submission process to contribute to review costs.

Secondly, If your manuscript is accepted for publication, you will be asked to pay an Article Processing Charges (APC) to cover publication cost. Journal of Political Issues charges a publication fee of $ 50/article for non-local author or IDR 750,000 /article for local author.

Additionally, we offer a Fast-Track Review option for authors seeking expedited processing. The usual and regular manuscript process of editing, reviewing, copyediting, and proofreading takes 4 - 5 months. With the Fast-Track Review option, the review, editorial decision, and author notification are guaranteed to take place within 3 - 4 weeks. Please note that this fast-track process does not guarantee publication; it simply expedites the review. An additional fee will be charged for this service. For more details, please contact our support team.