Waiver Policy & Article Processing Charge (APC)
Institute of Accounting and Finance publishes Oblìk ì fìnansi in full open-access under the CC BY-NC 4.0 International License. This allows the scientific community and the general public to gain unlimited, free and immediate access to scholarly articles and to reuse the content freely provided that proper attribution is given to the original authors. So, no payment is collected from the readers for accessing and using the articles.
To cover the cost of providing our high-quality publishing service and free access to readers, authors pay a one-time article processing charge (APC) for manuscripts accepted after peer-review. There are no charges for rejected articles, no submission charges, and surcharges based on the length of an article, figures, or supplementary data.
APCs cover the following:
The editorial procedure, including administration related to peer review, author revisions, and final decision-making. Institute of Accounting and Finance employs in-house staff to manage the majority of this process, leaving editorial board members to make key scientific decisions and allowing them to concentrate on their research. To demonstrate its appreciation of the important work done by reviewers and editorial board members, the Institute of Accounting and Finance provides them with APC discounts and waivers. APCs also cover the administrative work done for rejected articles. In 2023, rejection rate across Oblìk ì fìnansi was 18% (in 2022 - 19%, 2021 - 19%, 2020 - 20%, in 2019 - 18%, in 2018 - 12%).
Article production: professional language editing, type-setting, formatting, and production in PDF, XML and HTML formats.
Provision of a unique DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for each article.
Article hosting and dissemination: website maintenance, contact with indexing databases.
Journal administration: including managing the journal website and editorial board and promoting the journal among the research community.
APC & Waiver Policy
APC for the Oblìk ì fìnansi is 50 USD / per article. This charge includes all review process costs, systems, typesetting, publication, and long-term archiving.
Please note that the authors will be requested for APC only if the article is accepted for publication. Instructions for payment are sent during the publication process.
The APC payable for an article is agreed as part of the manuscript submission process. The agreed charge will not change, regardless of any change to the journal's APC. Upon editorial acceptance of an article, the corresponding author will be notified that payment is due.
The following payment methods are available:
(2) SWIFT Transfer
In addition, payment can be made by any of the following International money transfer systems: MoneyGrаm, MEEST or others, that function in your country and Ukraine.
Institute of Accounting and Finance aims to encourage and enable authors from all countries to share their scientific knowledge with others and learn from the scientific understanding of others. In this regard, individual waiver requests from authors will be considered case-by-case. The discount amount will depend on factors such as country of origin, the author's position in the institute, and the quality and originality of the work. To apply for a waiver, contact the Editorial Office of the journal using the 'Contact Us' giving your name, address, institution, the article's title, a summary of the work, and reason for requesting a waiver.
APC payment FAQ
1) I wanted to pay through Western Union, but a bank\post office employee said a money transfer to Ukraine was unavailable. What should I do?
Western Union transfers to Ukraine may be temporarily unavailable in some countries due to military operations in Ukraine. We recommend that you revisit the bank or post office next week to make the payment.
You can also use an alternative payment option using SWIFT transfer.
2) Can I make a payment through PayPal?
Unfortunately, Ukrainian legislation says we cannot receive funds through PayPal. So, you cannot make a payment through PayPal.
3) Which currencies do you accept? Can I change the currency of my payment?
We accept US Dollars (USD) and Euros (EUR) payments through Western Union. However, we only accept SWIFT transfers in US Dollars (USD).
4) Can I use my credit card to make a payment?
Please get in touch with the bank that issued this credit card for an answer to your question.
5) What is the deadline for payment?
There is no deadline for APC payment, but we recommend that payment be made as soon as possible to ensure your manuscript is published on time. Otherwise, the your manuscript will be published as soon as payment is confirmed.
6) Do I have to pay if my manuscript is rejected?
No. The editor only sends the details for payment of article processing charges (APC) if a manuscript has been accepted for publication. The acceptance of a manuscript is based on the outcome of the peer-review procedure.
7) I want to pay APC to publish my manuscript, but none of the payment options offered are available to me. Are there other payment options to publish a manuscript in the OiF Journal?
Contact the editor, and we will find other financing options for publishing your manuscript.
8) My question is not on the list.
Please contact editor for further questions.