Article Processing Charges(APC)

Upon acceptance for publication, authors will be required to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC). The APC is  8000/- INR and this covers the cost of publication publication fees, cost of publication, assignment, typesetting, and online Hosting the manuscript , Golden Open access  and other related services

Article Processing Charges

Authors and their institutions are required to pay Article Processing Charges (APCs) for the publication of their articles in the IJFANS journal.

Manuscript Type	Article Processing Charges- 8000/- (INR) Indians
	USD	EURO	GBP
Regular Articles	100	90	75
Special Issue Article	120	100	85

Notice for Indian Authors

As mandated by the Indian Government and based on the GST Law and procedures, Jounral of Critical Reviews, would be charging GST @18% on fees collected from Indian authors with effect from April 1st, 2025. The said tax will be in addition to the prices maintained to be collected from the authors and will be paid to the Indian Government.

This charge covers the costs of managing peer reviews, administering the publication process, professionally producing articles in various formats (including PDF), and distributing published papers through different channels,

After submitting your paper, you will receive an invoice shortly. Payment can be made in Euros (EUR), US Dollars (USD), Indian National Rupees (INR), Japanese Yen (JYN), Swiss Francs (CHF), or British Pounds Sterling (GBP) via credit card, bank transfer, or PayPal.

The most immediate and convenient payment method is by credit card, as we can begin editing your paper as soon as we receive payment confirmation. PayPal is also an instant payment option, although it incurs a 6% transfer fee. Payment is also accepted through Western Union, MoneyGram, Razor pay  Payoneer and more.

General Policy

All payments made for manuscript processing, publication fees, cost of publication, assignment, typesetting, and online Hosting of manuscript , Golden Open access  and other related services are non-refundable once the editorial and peer-review process has commenced.

Refund Eligibility

Refunds may be considered only under the following circumstances:

• Duplicate Payment: If an author accidentally makes multiple payments for the same manuscript.
• Payment Error: If an incorrect charge is made due to a technical issue on our platform.
• Manuscript Rejection (Before Processing): If the manuscript is withdrawn before it enters the review or editorial process, a partial refund may be considered after deducting administrative charges.

Non-Refundable Cases

Refunds will not be issued under the following conditions:

• If the manuscript is under review or has already been processed.
• If the manuscript is rejected based on editorial or peer-review evaluation.
• If the author withdraws the manuscript after significant editorial processing.
• If the author withdraws the manuscript after online publication  in any case 
• If indexing in databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, or others is not achieved after publication (since indexing is at the discretion of external agencies).
• If the DOI activation is delayed due to third-party processing timelines.

Manuscript Withdrawal

• If you wish to withdraw your manuscript, you must formally request this via email to the editorial office.
• Manuscripts cannot be withdrawn after they have been accepted for publication.

Correction and Retraction of Article

Corrections may be made to a published article with the authorization of the editor of the journal. Editors will decide the magnitude of the corrections. Minor corrections are made directly to the original article. However, in cases of major corrections, the original article will remain unchanged, while the corrected version will also be published. Both the original and corrected version will be linked to each other. A statement indicating the reason for the major change to the article will also be published. When necessary, retraction of articles will be done according to COPE retraction guidelines