Fee Structure

Free Fee Structure Policy

Governance Accounting Archive Review

The Governance Accounting Archive Review upholds a strong commitment to open scholarship and equitable access to publication opportunities. To ensure that research in governance, public sector accounting, financial oversight, auditing, regulatory studies, and organizational transparency remains widely accessible, the journal follows a comprehensive Free Fee Structure Policy. This policy guarantees that authors, reviewers, and readers face no financial barriers at any stage of the publication process.

1. Policy Overview

The journal operates under a completely free-of-cost publishing framework, ensuring that academic contributors are not charged any fees for submission, processing, review, publication, or distribution of their work. This policy reflects the journal’s dedication to supporting global researchers—particularly those in developing countries—and fostering inclusive academic dialogue.

2. No Submission Fees

The journal maintains a strict zero submission fee policy.
Authors can submit manuscripts of various types—research articles, conceptual papers, review studies, commentaries, case analyses, and policy insights—without bearing any preliminary charges. This includes:

  • No screening fee

  • No editorial evaluation fee

  • No initial administrative cost

This approach encourages scholarly engagement without economic constraints.

3. No Article Processing Charges (APCs)

The Governance Accounting Archive Review does not charge Article Processing Charges at any stage. The following components of the editorial workflow are provided entirely free of cost:

  • Double-blind peer review

  • Turnitin-based plagiarism screening

  • Editorial board assessment

  • Layout formatting and copyediting

  • Digital typesetting and design

  • Final acceptance procedures

Authors retain full access to the journal’s editorial resources without any APCs.

4. No Publication or Printing Fees

Upon acceptance, authors pay no publication fees. This includes:

  • Zero publication/acceptance charges

  • Zero digital archiving fee

  • Zero online hosting fee

  • Zero printing or reproduction fee

If print versions are produced, authors are not required to contribute financially to printing or distribution.

5. Free Open Access Model

The journal adopts a 100% Open Access model at no cost, ensuring that:

  • All published manuscripts are freely accessible to readers worldwide

  • No subscription or paywall restrictions apply

  • Authors maintain broad visibility and enhanced scholarly impact

This promotes knowledge sharing across academic communities, policymakers, and practitioners.

6. Free DOI Assignment, Indexing, and Archiving

The journal provides the following services without any charges:

  • DOI (Digital Object Identifier) assignment

  • Metadata indexing in academic databases

  • Archiving in institutional and digital repositories

  • Long-term digital preservation

These services enhance research visibility, credibility, and accessibility.

7. Free Editorial Correspondence and Certification

Authors receive several official documents free of cost, including:

  • Acknowledgment of submission

  • Review decision letters

  • Acceptance letter

  • Publication certificate

  • Peer review reports (upon request)

These documents support academic, professional, and promotion criteria without additional fees.

8. No Hidden or Indirect Costs

The journal follows a transparent financial policy and explicitly declares that there are:

  • No hidden administrative charges

  • No fees for manuscript revisions

  • No costs for resubmission

  • No payment required for supplementary files

  • No charges for copyright or licensing

Authors remain fully exempt from any direct or indirect financial obligations.

9. Ethical and Sustainable Funding Framework

The journal’s cost-free model is sustained through:

  • Institutional support

  • Non-commercial academic partnerships

  • Editorial volunteer services

  • University-based research funding

  • Library and organizational contributions

This ensures financial sustainability without transferring costs to authors or readers.

Conclusion

The Governance Accounting Archive Review is firmly committed to a free, ethical, transparent, and inclusive publishing environment. By eliminating all fees associated with manuscript submission, review, and publication, the journal supports global academic participation, advances governance and accounting research, and promotes the democratization of scholarly knowledge.