Submission Process and Publication Fee
ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGES (APC) / PUBLICATION FEE POLICY
Article Processing Charges (APC) / Publication Fee Policy
The Link Medical Journal of Health and Community Research (LMJHCR) is committed to transparent and ethical publishing practices.
In accordance with DOAJ requirements, the journal clearly states all fees associated with manuscript submission, processing, or publication.
- Submission Fee
LMJHCR charges no submission fee.
Authors are not required to pay any amount at the time of initial manuscript submission.
- Review / Processing Fee
There is no peer review or processing fee.
All submitted manuscripts undergo:
- Initial editorial assessment
- Double-blind peer review
- Plagiarism screening
- Editorial decision-making
at no cost to the authors.
- Article Processing Charges (APC)
LMJHCR charges an APC of PKR 18000 PKR per accepted article.
This APC is applied only after an article is accepted following peer review.
Includes:
- Copyediting
- Typesetting
- DOI assignment
- Online hosting
- Long-term archiving
- Editorial and administrative costs
No extra charges are applied.
- Fast-Track or Priority Review Fee
The journal does not charge for:
- Fast-track review
- Accelerated publication
- Priority handling
- Hidden or Additional Charges
LMJHCR does not impose any hidden charges, such as:
- Colour figure charges
- Page charges
- Excess length charges
- Supplementary file charges
- Administrative charges
The journal’s fee structure is fully transparent.
- Waivers
If APCs are applied (Option A), the journal may offer waivers for:
- Low-income country authors
- PhD students
- Early-career researchers
- Special issues
- Funding Disclosure
If an author receives a grant that covers publication costs, this must be declared in the Funding Acknowledgement section of the article.
- Compliance With Open Access Mandates
This policy complies with:
- DOAJ transparency standards
- COPE and HEC Pakistan requirements
- Funders’ Open Access mandates (Plan S, NIH, Wellcome, UKRI)
ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGES (APC) POLICY
(With APC = 18,000 PKR)
Article Processing Charges (APC) / Publication Fee Policy
The Link Medical Journal of Health and Community Research (LMJHCR) is committed to full transparency regarding all publication-related fees. In accordance with DOAJ requirements, the journal clearly states all costs associated with manuscript handling.
- Submission Fee
No submission fee is charged.
Authors do not pay anything when submitting a manuscript.
- Peer Review / Processing Fee
No review or processing fee is charged.
Editorial assessment, plagiarism screening, and peer review are all conducted free of charge.
- Article Processing Charges (APC)
A standard APC of PKR 18,000 is charged only after a manuscript is accepted following peer review.
This APC covers:
- Professional copyediting
- Typesetting and formatting
- DOI assignment
- Online hosting
- Digital preservation and archiving
- Administrative and editorial support
No additional charges are applied.
- Fast-Track or Priority Review Fees
The journal does not charge for fast-track or urgent review.
- No Hidden Charges
LMJHCR does not charge for:
- Colour figures
- Page length
- Extra files
- Supplementary materials
- Editorial handling
- Corrections
The journal maintains full transparency.
- Waiver Policy
LMJHCR may provide partial or full waivers for:
- Authors from low-income countries
- PhD or early-career researchers
- Special thematic issues
- Authors facing financial hardship
Waiver requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- Funding Disclosure
Authors must disclose any grant or funding received for publication.
Funding information will appear in the published article under Acknowledgements.
Funding: Journal has no external source of funding.
