Article Processing Charge
Article Publication in the Journal "Economic Paradigm"
1. Article Submission and Initial Evaluation: Manuscripts should be submitted to the editorial office via email in *.doc (*.docx) format at: editor@inter-nauka.com. Upon receipt, the editorial team evaluates the manuscript for compliance with the journal requirements and forwards it for peer review.
2. Peer Review Process: The manuscript undergoes scientific peer review in accordance with the journal’s Peer Review Policy. After review, the author receives feedback, which may include acceptance, requests for revision, or rejection of the manuscript. Please also check your spam folder.
3. Publication of the article on the journal’s website is carried out after completion of academic integrity screening, editorial assessment, independent peer review, acceptance for publication, and fulfillment of all publishing requirements by the author(s). Provided that all stages of the editorial process are successfully completed, the article will be published on the journal’s website within no later than 20 working days.
In the event that the manuscript successfully passes all stages of the editorial process, including academic integrity screening, editorial assessment, independent peer review, and receipt of a positive editorial decision regarding publication, the Article Processing Charge (APC) is as follows:
• UAH 2,400.00 — for authors affiliated with Ukrainian higher education institutions and/or research institutions;
• USD 200 — for authors who are not affiliated with Ukrainian higher education institutions and/or research institutions.
The Editorial Board provides free publication of single-authored articles (without co-authors) prepared by third-cycle higher education applicants (PhD students) studying under state-funded programs, regardless of their higher education institution, provided that the submitted materials comply with the established requirements, principles of academic integrity, and successfully pass the peer-review process. Along with the manuscript, state-funded PhD students must submit an official certificate issued by the postgraduate studies department confirming their enrollment status. Such certificate must be duly completed, signed by the head of the postgraduate studies department, and certified with the official stamp of the respective structural unit.
Publication Fee Policy
The journal Economic Paradigm adheres to the principles of Open Science and provides full open access to all published content.
All articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 license, ensuring unrestricted open access to scholarly materials.
The journal operates under the Gold Open Access model, according to which the full texts of all articles are freely available for reading, downloading, copying, distribution, and reuse, provided that appropriate attribution is given to the original source.
Free access to the journal content is supported through an Article Processing Charge (APC), which may be paid by the author, the author’s institution, or a third-party research funder.
1. General Principles
The journal follows the recommendations of the Fair Open Access Alliance regarding transparent publication fee structures and takes into account Principle 5 of Plan S .
The APC is used exclusively to cover costs associated with editorial preparation and technical publication services, including editorial and technical manuscript processing, typesetting, editorial system administration, DOI registration, website maintenance, and content archiving.
Payment of the APC and any additional services does not influence editorial decisions. All manuscripts undergo independent peer review, and publication decisions are based solely on scientific quality and relevance to the journal’s scope.
2. Time of Payment
Manuscript submission and peer review are free of charge.
The APC is payable only after the manuscript has been accepted for publication.
Payment details are sent to the author only after a positive editorial decision regarding publication.
After payment, authors must send a copy of the payment receipt to the editorial office via email.
3. Refund Policy
Refunds are possible only in cases of substantial circumstances that make publication impossible after completion of the editorial process. Publication fees are non-refundable in cases of manuscript withdrawal by the authors, article retraction or correction initiated by the editorial office, force majeure circumstances, or any other situations beyond the control of the journal.
