Article Processing Charge (APC)

Article Processing Charge (APC)

Please note that the Journal has change its policy and the publisher decided to introduce an article processing fee.

An Article Processing Charge (APC) of €400.00 + VAT applies to accepted Original Articles, Case Reports, Short Reports, and Reviews. A reduced fee of €200.00 + VAT is applied to Letters to the Editor. These fees cover the costs of editorial work, editing, and publishing both online and in print.

The APC is payable after the acceptance of the article and before publication. The corresponding author is responsible for arranging the payment, either personally or through their institution.
Publication will proceed only after the payment has been received.

The APC can be paid via PayPal or credit card directly through our website. A payment link will be provided in the acceptance notification email.

All papers are published as soon as they have been accepted, by adding them to the "current" volume's Table of Contents.

APC Payment and Withdrawal Policy

By submitting a manuscript to the Journal, the corresponding author confirms that all authors have read and accepted the Journal's publication policies, including the applicable Article Processing Charge (APC), where relevant.

Submission of a manuscript constitutes acceptance of the obligation to pay the applicable APC upon acceptance of the article, unless a waiver or discount has been formally approved by the Publisher before submission or during the initial editorial assessment.

Authors requesting an APC waiver or discount must do so before manuscript submission or, at the latest, before the manuscript enters peer review. Requests submitted after peer review, acceptance, or production has commenced will normally not be considered.

If, after acceptance, the authors decide not to proceed with publication for reasons unrelated to editorial decisions, or fail to fulfil the agreed publication terms, the Publisher reserves the right to request reimbursement of the editorial and production costs already incurred. These costs may include, but are not limited to:

• editorial management;
• peer-review administration;
• scientific editorial assessment;
• copy-editing;
• typesetting and production preparation;
• administrative processing.

In such cases, the Publisher may require payment of a withdrawal or cost-recovery fee, determined in accordance with the stage reached by the manuscript in the publication process and the actual editorial services already provided.

The manuscript will not be formally released for submission elsewhere until all applicable contractual and administrative obligations have been fulfilled and written confirmation of release has been issued by the Publisher.

Nothing in this policy limits the authors' rights to withdraw a manuscript before acceptance, subject to the stage of editorial processing and any applicable contractual obligations.