AUTHOR FEES

1. Article Processing Charge

SEJATI charges an Article Processing Charge (APC) for accepted manuscripts. The APC is:

This fee supports the editorial and publication process of the journal and helps maintain the open-access availability of published articles.

2. When the APC Is Charged

The APC is charged only after a manuscript has been accepted for publication. Authors are not required to pay the APC at the time of submission.

Payment of the APC does not guarantee acceptance. All manuscripts must pass editorial screening and peer review before acceptance.

3. What the APC Covers

The APC supports the following publication activities:

1. Editorial administration and manuscript handling;
2. Peer-review management;
3. Similarity checking and publication ethics screening;
4. Copyediting coordination;
5. Layout editing and article formatting;
6. Metadata preparation;
7. DOI registration and management;
8. Online publication and article hosting;
9. Website maintenance and journal system support;
10. Indexing, archiving, and dissemination support.

4. No Submission Fee and No Reader Fee

SEJATI does not charge a submission fee. Authors may submit manuscripts without payment at the submission stage.

SEJATI does not charge readers or institutions for access to published articles. All published articles are freely available online under the journal’s Open Access Policy.

5. APC Waiver or Reduction

SEJATI may consider APC waiver or reduction requests in exceptional circumstances. Waiver or reduction may be considered for authors who face financial hardship, independent scholars, students without institutional funding, or authors from institutions with limited publication support.

Waiver or reduction requests must be submitted to the editorial office after acceptance and before publication. Authors must provide a clear explanation for the request. The decision to approve or decline a waiver request is made by the editorial office and does not affect editorial decisions.

6. Editorial Independence

APC payment, waiver requests, or funding status do not influence editorial decisions. Manuscripts are evaluated solely based on scholarly quality, originality, relevance to the journal’s focus and scope, methodological soundness, ethical compliance, and contribution to theological scholarship.

Editors and reviewers are not involved in financial transactions related to APC payment. Editorial decisions remain independent from payment matters.

7. Payment Procedure

Authors whose manuscripts have been accepted for publication will receive payment instructions from the editorial office. Authors should not make any payment before receiving official confirmation of acceptance and payment instructions from SEJATI.

Payment confirmation may be requested by the editorial office as part of the final publication process.

8. Payment Details

Authors whose manuscripts have been accepted for publication may complete the Article Processing Charge (APC) payment through bank transfer to the following account:

After completing the payment, authors are required to send proof of payment to the editorial office through the following contact:

Authors should clearly include the article title, author name, and manuscript ID when sending proof of payment to help the editorial office verify the payment efficiently.

9. Refund Policy

APC payments are generally non-refundable after the article has entered the final production process, including copyediting, layout editing, DOI preparation, or online publication.

Refund requests may be considered only in exceptional cases, such as duplicate payment or administrative error. Refund decisions are made by the editorial office based on the circumstances of each case.

10. Changes to APC Policy

SEJATI may update this APC policy when necessary. Any changes to the APC amount or payment procedure will be announced on the journal website. The applicable APC is the fee stated on the journal website at the time of manuscript acceptance.

11. Final Statement

SEJATI is committed to transparent, fair, and responsible publication fee practices. The APC policy is designed to support journal sustainability while maintaining open access, editorial independence, peer-review integrity, and ethical scholarly publishing.