Why Scholarena charges an article processing fee and what the fee actually covers.
Article processing charges replace subscription fees and allow us to make every published article freely available to all readers. The fee varies by journal and covers the full cost of the publication process.
All our journals are international open-access, self-sustaining journals. We charge the fee to maintain editorial standards and to cover DOI registration, electronic composition, production, journal information systems, manuscript management, web and media charges, lifetime maintenance of your publication, and post-publication promotion.
We maintain a continuous publishing relationship with authors by providing the best services we can. We also offer discounts on future submissions.
Many open-access journals that offer free publication do not preserve a copy of the publication with recognised digital preservation services like CLOCKSS or PORTICO. They often use free publication to fill issues without post-publication work, which costs a journal to maintain.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) states: It is a sad truth that some online-only, open-access journals have disappeared offline without any trace, taking published articles with them. When those articles have no permanent article identifiers, and have not been archived with an archival organisation, then they are potentially lost forever.
We have partnered with international archiving companies to store a copy of every publication separately for author safety.
Paying the fee means your work is maintained, discoverable, and preserved — not lost in a few years to a disappearing free journal. After investing in a research or review, it’s worth publishing somewhere that will safeguard that work.
