Journal of Academic Value Studies (JAVStudies) is an open-access journal that provides free online access to all published articles. The journal does not charge subscription fees, and published articles are not sold. To support the operational costs of the journal, a non-refundable submission fee is required upon article submission, regardless of the manuscript’s acceptance or rejection.
The submission fee structure is as follows:
• Standard submission fee: $70 USD
• Discounted fee ($50 USD) applies to:
o If the corresponding author is a student.
o Authors from (World Bank) low- or lower-middle-income economies.
No additional fees are charged for article acceptance, peer review, publication, or DOI assignment. Upon submission, the corresponding author will receive the necessary payment details, including the bank account information (if you do not receive the email, please check your junk mail folder). The payment must be made with the description: "Author Name Surname - JAVStudies Article Submission Fee."
Although the submission fee is non-refundable, authors whose manuscripts are rejected are granted one free resubmission within a year.
• For those whose responsible author is a student or from the World Bank's middle-low or low-income countries: $50 (This fee covers all processes, with no additional charges.)
• For other authors: $70 (This fee covers all processes, with no additional charges.)
There are no additional charges for extra pages, figures, typesetting, or article acceptance.
• Online publication of the full research paper
• Editorial fees
Update date: 01 January 2026