Article Publication Charge in the Information Technologies journal

APC

Brief

Information Technologies journal publishes original articles on a paid basis (APC-based). APCs are used to cover the costs of editorial and publishing preparation, maintaining the journals websites, and effectively distributing published articles.

APC is only available after the editor-in-chief has decided to publish the article in the journal and sent the authors a notification with the official final decision of the editorial board. Thus, APC does not influence decisions to accept or reject articles.

Cost and process

Payer: the APC is charged to the authors, but the payer (or party to the contract) may be an employer, a foundation, a sponsor, an advertiser, or an independent individual.

The cost depends on the payer:

• For authors (or groups of authors) who are Russian citizens – 18,000 (eighteen thousand) rubles (if paying by an individual);
• For authors (or groups of authors) who are Russian citizens – 25,000 (twenty-five thousand) rubles (if paying by a legal entity);
• For authors (authoring groups), provided that one of the co-authors is a member of the editorial board of the journal "Information Technologies" and the article does not indicate funding from a grant or other external sources, the fee is free;
• For authors (or groups of authors) who are foreign citizens (non-residents of the Russian Federation) – 500 (five hundred) US dollars, including all taxes and fees.

When to pay:

• only after the article has been officially accepted for publication (submitting the article for evaluation and peer-review process are free for authors).

How to pay: 

• online via a direct link from the personal account of the representative of the group of authors who submitted the article to the editorial office for review (the link will appear after the article is accepted for publication);
• by concluding a contract with the publisher (see below for details)

APC payment procedure

After the article is accepted for publication, the authors will receive two letters in sequence:

• official confirmation of acceptance the article for publication (editorial decision);
• notification of the need to pay for publication with detailed instructions and a description of payment methods.

There are two ways to pay for the publication of an article:

• Online via the direct link “Pay for article publication” from the personal account of the representative of the author team (in the ‘Author’ section, “Active” articles). The publisher will be notified of the payment immediately.
• By signing an individual contract. The standard contract text can be adjusted at the request of the authors. The contract for payment for publication can be signed:
  • with an individual;
  • with a legal entity.