Author Fees

No Publication Fees - Open Access for All

International Journal of Complex Systems, Development, and Economic Studies (IJCS-DES) maintains a firm commitment to removing financial barriers in academic publishing. We operate under a diamond open access model with no author fees at any stage of the publication process.

Fee-Free Publishing

No article processing charges (APCs)
No submission fees
No page charges or additional publication costs
No charges for color figures or supplementary materials

Funding Model

The journal's operational costs are fully supported by:

Institutional funding from the Centre for Complex Systems and Interdisciplinary Studies (CCSIS)
In-kind contributions from our editorial team and reviewers
Strategic partnerships with academic institutions

Publication Services Included

All accepted papers receive:

Rigorous peer review by domain experts
Professional copyediting and typesetting
Permanent archiving through LOCKSS and CLOCKSS systems
DOI assignment and metadata registration
Open access publication under CC BY 4.0 license
Indexing in relevant academic databases

Author Rights and Responsibilities

Authors retain copyright of their work while granting the journal:

First publication rights
Non-exclusive distribution rights
Rights to migrate content to new formats for preservation

Quality Assurance

The absence of author fees does not compromise our editorial standards:

All submissions undergo identical rigorous peer review
Acceptance decisions are based solely on academic merit
The same high production standards apply to all published articles

IJCS-DES complies with COPE guidelines and DOAJ standards for ethical open access publishing. Our no-fee policy aligns with Plan S principles and UNESCO recommendations for equitable scholarly communication.

This policy reaffirms our dedication to making quality research freely available to the global academic community without financial barriers.