Article Processing Charges

Quality of Life and Health Sciences applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) of 3,000,000 Tomans for accepted articles.

The APC supports the costs associated with editorial management, peer-review administration, manuscript processing, online publication, website maintenance, digital archiving on the journal website, production services, layout preparation, metadata management, and long-term availability of published articles. Because the journal is open access and does not charge readers or institutions for access to published content, APCs help sustain the journal’s publishing operations.

The APC is charged only for manuscripts that are accepted for publication after editorial evaluation and peer review. Payment of the APC does not influence editorial decisions, reviewer recommendations, acceptance, rejection, or publication priority. All submitted manuscripts are evaluated according to scholarly criteria, including originality, methodological quality, ethical compliance, relevance to the journal’s scope, clarity, and contribution to the field.

The peer-review process is independent from APC payment. Authors are not required to pay an APC for a manuscript that is rejected. The journal’s editorial decisions remain fully based on academic merit and publication standards.

The APC amount for accepted articles is:

Article Processing Charge: 3,000,000 Tomans

Authors should ensure that they are aware of the APC policy before submission. Submission of a manuscript to the journal indicates that the authors understand the journal’s open access publishing model and agree to the APC policy if the manuscript is accepted for publication.

The journal may provide additional payment instructions to authors after acceptance. Publication may proceed after the accepted manuscript has completed required editorial, ethical, technical, and production steps.