Article Processing Cost

Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Kimia (JPPK) does not charge any fees for manuscript submission.

All authors, regardless of nationality or country of affiliation, can submit their manuscripts completely free of charge. No costs are incurred for article submission.

To support the publication process and maintain the quality of editorial management, the journal applies the following publication fee policy:

Article Processing Charge (APC)

* Notes: Partial APC Waivers

Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Kimia (JPPK) is committed to promoting equitable access to publication for all researchers, particularly those facing financial constraints. To support this mission, the journal offers a limited number of partial APC waivers, with a maximum reduction of up to 83,3% of the total fee, subject to strict merit-based and needs-based evaluation.

Authors may submit a formal request for a partial APC waiver, which will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, provided the following conditions are fully met:

1. Manuscript Acceptance: The manuscript must have successfully completed the single-blind peer-review process and received a formal acceptance decision from the Editorial Board, with at least a "minor revisions" recommendation. No waiver request will be processed for manuscripts still under review or rejected.
2. Official Proof of Financial Hardship: The corresponding author must submit official documentation clearly demonstrating financial insufficiency, whether due to personal economic hardship or lack of adequate institutional or governmental research funding. This documentation must be accompanied by a formal declaration letter, signed by the author’s institutional head or an authorised financial officer, verifying the author’s funding status.
3. Timely Submission: The waiver request must be submitted either at the time of manuscript submission or, at the very latest, immediately upon notification of formal acceptance. Retroactive requests submitted after the APC invoice has been issued will not be entertained under any circumstances.
4. Exceptional Scholarly Quality: The manuscript must demonstrate outstanding academic quality, as reflected in at least two independent reviewers’ recommendations that highlight its originality, substantial theoretical contribution, methodological rigour, and significant implications for the advancement of chemistry education research.
5. Fair Usage Limit: To ensure equitable access and fairness across the author community, the waiver is granted only once per corresponding author within any rolling two-year period. Previous waiver recipients are not eligible for a new request until this period has elapsed.
6. Final Authority and Priorities: The final decision to approve or reject any waiver request rests solely with the Editor-in-Chief, and this determination is final and not subject to appeal. In exercising this discretion, the Editor-in-Chief will give priority consideration to early-career researchers, postgraduate students, and authors from developing countries or underfunded institutions, provided that the scholarly merit of the manuscript is deemed exceptionally high.

For questions regarding the journal's fee policy, please contact the editorial office at [email protected] .