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Information of Article Processing Charges (APC)

General

Cosmos S.A. - Global NEST Journal provides the scientific community with unlimited and free online access to all the papers published.

To be able to upgrade our services and manage the editorial costs, for the manuscripts accepted after 1st January 2024, an Article Processing Charge (APC) of 300 euros will be charged. The amount will be paid only to accepted for publication articles after peer review. No charge will be applied to declined manuscripts and no extra charges will be applied for the formatting of the final version of the manuscript. In case the reviewers detect serious language problems in the manuscript submitted, the authors will be asked – before acceptance - to improve the paper by their means (correction by a native-English speaker or by addressing a professional editing service – this is not provided by Global NEST journal). Editorials for special issues, and all other types of documentation such as Corrections, Additions, Retractions, Letters, Comments, etc. are published free of charge.

APCs will help us cover the following:

  • Staff salaries for journal administration. The journal’s staff is responsible for all the administration and support related to the peer-review of the manuscripts, the submission of the revised versions and the final decision of the editor-in-chief. The editorial process is completed exclusively online as a part of our effort to facilitate the editorial board and the reviewers to focus on the review and the decisions for the submitted manuscripts.

  • The administration regarding the rejected papers, which constitute 75% of the submitted manuscripts.

  • Editing of manuscripts. This includes professional style formatting, type-setting, formatting, and production of proofs and final versions of the accepted papers.

  • Platform updating and maintenance. This includes website maintenance, contact with indexing services, and promotion of the journal among the research community.

Information on payment

Accepted Currencies

We accept payments in Euro (EUR. Upon acceptance, the corresponding/submitting author will receive an e-mail with a link to Global NEST Journal platform to submit the TCA (transfer of Copyright Agreement) and proceed to payment.

Accepted Methods of Payment

Global NEST journal currently supports the following payment methods:

  • Bank Transfer in Euros (EUR)

  • Payment with a Credit Card

All payments made using a credit card are processed through the electronic payment platform of "Alpha e-Commerce" of Alpha Bank (Greece) https://www.alpha.gr/ and uses TLS 1.2 encryption protocol encryption with 128-bit (Secure Sockets Layer - SSL). Encryption is a way of coding the information until it reaches its recipient, who will be able to decode it using the appropriate key.

Global NEST Journal does not store any credit card information on the website and only stores the order id and data provided in screens before you are redirected to the e-commerce system.