APC Policy

Supporting High-Quality Open Access Publishing

Learning Nexus of Computing (LNC) is committed to promoting high-quality, ethical, and globally accessible scholarly publishing through an affordable Open Access model. Our objective is to ensure that valuable research remains freely accessible to readers worldwide while maintaining rigorous editorial and publication standards.

The Article Processing Charge (APC) is used solely to support the editorial, technical, and publishing services required to process, publish, preserve, and disseminate accepted manuscripts. The APC is not a fee for manuscript submission or peer review, nor does payment influence editorial decisions. Every submission is evaluated exclusively on its academic merit through an independent double-blind peer-review process.

To encourage research collaboration and institutional participation, LNC offers a range of Publication Support Schemes for universities, colleges, research groups, conference organizers, and institutions with academic collaborations or Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the journal.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

The APC is applicable only after a manuscript has successfully completed the editorial evaluation and peer-review process and has received a formal Acceptance Letter from the Editorial Office.

There are no charges for:

  • Manuscript submission

  • Initial editorial screening

  • Double-blind peer review

  • Editorial evaluation

  • Revision rounds requested by reviewers or editors

  • Manuscript rejection

Authors are required to pay the APC only after receiving the official Acceptance Letter and APC Invoice issued by the Editorial Office.

Publication Support Schemes

Submission Category APC (INR)
Standard Submission ₹2,100 per accepted article
Institutional Publication Support Scheme (5–9 accepted manuscripts from the same institution) ₹1,700 per accepted article
Institutional Excellence Scheme (10 or more accepted manuscripts from the same institution, conference, or research group) ₹1,500 per accepted article
Special Issue / Conference Proceedings Customized APC
MoU Partner Institution Special Discount (Subject to Editorial Approval)

Eligibility for Publication Support

Authors or institutions may be eligible for discounted APCs under the following circumstances:

  • Multiple accepted manuscripts submitted by authors from the same institution.

  • Departmental or institutional research initiatives.

  • Conference proceedings approved by the Editorial Board.

  • Special Issues organized in collaboration with academic institutions.

  • Institutions having a valid Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Learning Nexus of Computing.

  • Research groups or laboratories publishing multiple accepted manuscripts.

All requests for publication support are reviewed individually by the Editorial Office and are subject to approval.

What Does the APC Cover?

The APC supports the professional publishing services required for high-quality scholarly communication, including:

  • Editorial processing and manuscript management

  • Double-blind peer-review coordination

  • Plagiarism similarity screening

  • Professional copyediting and language review (where applicable)

  • Typesetting and publication-ready formatting

  • Metadata preparation and indexing support

  • Digital Object Identifier (DOI) registration (where applicable)

  • Online publication and website maintenance

  • Long-term digital preservation and archiving

  • Administrative and technical support

  • Preparation for submission to indexing and abstracting services, where applicable

Payment Policy

  • APC becomes payable only after the manuscript has been formally accepted.

  • Payment instructions are issued exclusively by the Editorial Office.

  • Authors should not make any payment before receiving an official Acceptance Letter and APC Invoice.

  • Publication processing begins after APC payment has been confirmed.

  • APC is charged per accepted article, irrespective of the number of authors.

Refund Policy

As editorial production and publication processes commence immediately after manuscript acceptance, APC payments are generally non-refundable once they have been processed.

Refund requests arising from exceptional circumstances will be considered solely at the discretion of the Editorial Board. The decision of the journal regarding refunds shall be final.

Important Terms and Conditions

  • Submission of a manuscript does not guarantee its acceptance for publication.

  • All manuscripts undergo editorial screening and a rigorous double-blind peer-review process.

  • Editorial decisions are based solely on scientific quality, originality, technical merit, ethical compliance, and relevance to the journal's scope.

  • Publication support schemes and APC discounts are available only for eligible accepted manuscripts.

  • Multiple discount schemes cannot normally be combined unless specifically approved by the Editorial Office.

  • The Editorial Board reserves the right to revise APC rates, publication support schemes, or related policies whenever necessary.

  • The journal reserves the right to reject, withdraw, or retract manuscripts in cases involving plagiarism, duplicate submission, data fabrication, ethical misconduct, or false information.

Publication Ethics

Learning Nexus of Computing adheres to internationally accepted standards of publication ethics and research integrity.

By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that:

  • The manuscript is original and represents their own work.

  • The work has not been published previously and is not under consideration by another journal.

  • All listed authors have made substantial contributions and approved the submission.

  • Appropriate permissions have been obtained for copyrighted material, figures, tables, images, datasets, and supplementary content.

  • Ethical approval and informed consent have been obtained where required.

  • Any conflicts of interest have been fully disclosed.

Violation of these principles may result in manuscript rejection, withdrawal, publication correction, or article retraction, depending on the nature and severity of the issue.

Contact for APC and Publication Support

For inquiries regarding Article Processing Charges, institutional publication support, conference proceedings, Special Issues, or Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), authors and institutions are encouraged to contact the Editorial Office through the official communication channels available on the Learning Nexus of Computing website.

The Editorial Office will be pleased to provide guidance regarding publication support schemes, payment procedures, and institutional collaborations.

Note: Learning Nexus of Computing follows an editorially independent publication model. Payment of the Article Processing Charge (APC) has no influence on editorial decisions. Manuscripts are accepted solely on the basis of originality, scientific quality, ethical compliance, and successful completion of the double-blind peer-review process.