Medical and Pharmaceutical Health Research Journal (MPHRJ) is committed to transparency regarding all fees associated with manuscript submission, peer review, publication, and access to published content.
The journal informs authors of any applicable charges before submission. All fees, payment conditions, and potential additional costs are disclosed clearly on the journal's official website.
Publication fee status: [Select and retain the applicable statement below.]
Option A — No Fees: The journal does not charge submission fees, article processing charges, or mandatory publication fees.
Option B — Fees Apply: The journal charges the following fees: [specify each fee, amount, currency, and applicable conditions].
Only the statement that accurately reflects the journal's current practice should be retained.
Where applicable, article processing charges (APCs) and other publication-related fees will be stated in a publicly accessible fee schedule.
The fee schedule will identify:
The type and amount of each charge.
The currency in which the fee is payable.
The stage at which payment is requested.
Any applicable taxes.
Whether optional services, such as language editing or print copies, involve additional charges.
Any available waivers, discounts, or exemptions and the criteria for eligibility.
The journal will not introduce undisclosed mandatory charges after submission. Any change to the fee policy will be communicated clearly and applied according to the journal's published terms.
Where publication fees apply, the journal will clearly state when payment is due.
Payment must not be represented as a guarantee of acceptance or publication. Editorial decisions are based on the scientific quality, relevance, originality, ethical compliance, and overall suitability of a manuscript.
The journal will disclose any circumstances under which fees may be waived, refunded, or remain payable, in accordance with its stated policy.
If the journal offers fee waivers or discounts, eligibility criteria and application procedures will be made publicly available.
Waiver decisions should be handled transparently and consistently. Where practicable, requests for financial assistance should be considered separately from scientific evaluation so that editors and reviewers can make independent editorial decisions.
No waiver or discount should be promised unless it is authorized under the journal's actual procedures.
Editorial decisions at MPHRJ are based on scientific merit, originality, methodological quality, ethical compliance, relevance to the journal's scope, and the conclusions of the editorial assessment and peer review process.
Decisions must not be determined by an author's ability to pay, institutional affiliation, nationality, personal relationships, commercial interests, or the financial benefit that a manuscript may generate for the journal.
Editors and reviewers must evaluate manuscripts independently of payment arrangements. Payment of a publication fee, where applicable, does not guarantee acceptance.
Where operationally feasible, the journal separates financial administration from scientific editorial decision-making.
Individuals responsible for billing or collecting fees should not influence editorial decisions. Editors and reviewers should not recommend acceptance based on revenue considerations.
Any relevant financial or commercial conflicts of interest must be disclosed and managed in accordance with the journal's conflict-of-interest policy.
Any advertising, sponsorship, or commercial relationship associated with the journal must be managed transparently and must not determine editorial decisions.
Advertisers, sponsors, commercial partners, and other external parties must not control peer review, influence the acceptance or rejection of individual manuscripts, or require favorable publication of particular research findings.
Relevant commercial arrangements should be handled in a manner that protects editorial independence and the credibility of the published research.
The journal will provide a clear route for authors to ask questions about publication charges, invoices, waivers, and refunds.
Fee information will be reviewed periodically to ensure that it remains accurate and consistent across the journal's website, author instructions, submission system, and publication agreements.
Authors should contact the journal through its official contact details if they require clarification before submitting a manuscript.
MPHRJ will review its fee and financial transparency policies periodically. Any revised policy will be communicated clearly and will accurately reflect the journal's current publishing and financial arrangements.
The journal is committed to maintaining a publishing process in which financial transparency and editorial independence support the integrity of scholarly communication.
