IJIRCST

All articles published in IJIRCST is open access and freely available online, immediately upon publication. This is made possible by an article-processing charge (APC) that covers the range of publishing services we provide. This includes provision of online tools for editors and authors, Employees' salaries, DOI to every paper, Internet services, Electricity, Article production and hosting, liaison with abstracting and indexing services, and customer services. The APC, payable only when your manuscript is editorially accepted and before publication, is charged to either you, or your funder, institution or employer.

There are no charges for rejected articles, no submission charges and no surcharges based on the length of an article, figures and supplementary data. Journal does not take any kind of acceptance fee / review fee / handling fee / processing fee.

The following are the Article Publication fee by IJIRCST Journal for accepted manuscripts:

Article Publication Fee

Authors Category	Online Publication Fee	Certificate (Digital)	Certificate (Hard-Copy)	DOI(CrossRef)
For Indian Authors	2000 Only(effective from 10 July,2022)	Free of Cost	400 per author	Free of Cost
For Foreign Authors (Outside India)	50 US(effective from January 23,2023)	Free of Cost	25 US per author	Free of Cost

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGES?

Online publication of one complete paper
Assigning DOI (Digital Object Identifier) by CrossRef to every articles
Indexing process
XML generation for Indexing
Anti-Plagiarism tools
Hard copy printing certificate,postage charges (via Speed Post)
Maintenance of website, Internet
Editing / Formatting of papers

DIFFERENT WAYS OF DEPOSITING FEE:

Authors can deposit the fee through one of the following way:-

Nearer Bank Branch- Anyone can deposit fees directly to nearby union bank branch in given account number.
Any Other Bank- Anyone can deposit fees directly from your (author’s) account.
Online Net Banking (NEFT/ RTGS): Author can also use this way for depositing fees in the given account by activating their net banking option.
Credit/Debit Card

Refund and Cancellation Policy:

There are no cancellations or refunds for papers once they are published. This is because of the type of service rendered and the expenses incurred during the publication process.
If a paper is removed because of allegations of copyright infringement, there are no refunds or cancellations available.