ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGES POLICY

General Principles

Genius-Pro Science and Society (e-ISSN: 3103-1358) operates under a Diamond Open Access model, under which no Article Processing Charges (APCs) are applied and no payment of any kind is required from authors at any stage of the editorial process.

The journal guarantees free, immediate, permanent, and unrestricted access to all published content, promoting open, inclusive, and equitable scholarly communication without economic barriers for either authors or readers.

No Charges for Authors

Genius-Pro Science and Society does not charge fees for any of the following editorial activities:

  • Manuscript submission.
  • Initial editorial evaluation (desk review).
  • Peer review.
  • Scientific editing and manuscript revision.
  • Copyediting and language editing.
  • Technical editing.
  • Typesetting and editorial production.
  • Electronic publication of articles.
  • Assignment and maintenance of DOI identifiers.
  • Digital preservation and permanent archiving.
  • Indexing and dissemination of published content.

Authors are not required to make any payments before, during, or after the editorial process for their manuscripts to be evaluated, accepted, or published.

No Charges for Readers

The journal also does not charge fees for:

  • Access to published content.
  • Reading articles.
  • Downloading files.
  • Consulting current and past issues.
  • Academic and scientific use of published materials.
  • Accessing and navigating the editorial platform.

All content is available free of charge and permanently accessible to any user without subscription, registration, or payment.

Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are made exclusively on the basis of:

  • Scientific quality.
  • Originality of the research.
  • Methodological rigor.
  • Academic relevance.
  • Thematic relevance and suitability within the journal’s scope.
  • Compliance with ethical and editorial standards.

Under no circumstances do the financial resources of authors, their institutions, or their funding sources influence the evaluation, acceptance, or rejection of manuscripts.

Acceptance for publication is determined solely on academic, scientific, and ethical criteria.

Funding and Sustainability

The editorial, technological, and administrative activities of Genius-Pro Science and Society are supported through institutional resources, academic collaboration, and other legitimate mechanisms that ensure the journal’s long-term sustainability.

No sponsor, funding entity, collaborating organization, or external supporter exercises influence over editorial decisions or over the acceptance and publication of manuscripts.

The journal maintains full editorial independence from funding agencies, collaborating institutions, commercial entities, and the affiliations of authors, reviewers, or editors.

Transparency

This policy is permanently available on the journal’s official website in order to ensure editorial transparency and provide clear information to authors, reviewers, readers, funding organizations, and academic institutions.

Any future modifications to this policy will be publicly communicated through the journal’s official channels.

Final Statement

Genius-Pro Science and Society reaffirms its commitment to the principles of Diamond Open Access, equity in scholarly communication, editorial independence, institutional transparency, and the global dissemination of scientific knowledge.

The journal promotes a sustainable, inclusive, and barrier-free publishing model, ensuring that the results of scientific research remain accessible to the entire international academic community without costs to either authors or readers.