Publication Charges: Zero Fee Policy

When you submit or publish a paper in the Indian Journal of Higher Education Research (IJHER), it is understood that no fees are charged at any stage of the publication process.

No Charges

The journal does not levy any fees for:

  • Manuscript submission

  • Peer review

  • Editorial processing

  • Article processing

  • Publication or hosting

  • Access to published content

Authors are not required to make any payment at any stage.

No Hidden Fees

The journal operates with full transparency.

There are:

  • No hidden charges

  • No fast-track or priority processing fees

  • No conditional publication costs

Editorial decisions are based solely on academic merit.

Editorial Independence

The absence of fees ensures that:

  • Editorial and peer review processes remain unbiased

  • Acceptance or rejection is not influenced by financial considerations

The journal does not engage in pay-to-publish practices.

Funding

The journal is supported by the publisher, DSCHOLAR PRESS INTERNATIONAL, and operates on a non-commercial basis.

Accessibility

The zero-fee model supports:

  • Inclusive participation by authors

  • Access for researchers regardless of financial resources

  • Wider dissemination of scholarly work

Compliance

The journal follows accepted standards of ethical publishing.

Financial considerations do not influence editorial processes.

Transparency

This policy is publicly available.

No invoices or payment requests are issued by the journal.

Any unauthorised request for payment should be reported to the journal.

Declaration

By submitting to IJHER, authors acknowledge that the journal operates a zero-fee publishing model and that publication decisions are based solely on academic merit.

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Last Updated: 2026

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