Article Processing Charges

The Indonesian Journal of Digital Crime and Criminal Justice is a fully open access journal that is committed to supporting free and equitable dissemination of scholarly knowledge in criminal law, criminal justice, digital crime, and related interdisciplinary fields.
 
The journal operates under a No Article Processing Charges (No APC) model.
 
This policy is aligned with international best practices for transparent and ethical scholarly publishing as recommended by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and publication ethics standards established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

1. No Submission or Publication Fees

The journal does not charge any fees at any stage of the publication process. Authors are not required to pay:

  • Submission fees
  • Article Processing Charges (APC)
  • Peer review fees
  • Editing or production fees
  • Publication or access fees

All stages of the editorial and publication process are provided free of charge.

2. Funding and Support

The journal is supported by the publisher and institutional partners to ensure sustainable open access publishing. Operational costs are covered through institutional support, academic collaboration, or other non-author funding mechanisms.

This ensures that financial considerations do not create barriers for authors or readers.

3. Editorial Independence

The absence of APC ensures full editorial independence. All editorial decisions are based solely on academic merit, including:

  • Originality and novelty of research;
  • Scientific and methodological quality;
  • Relevance to the journal scope;
  • Contribution to legal and criminological scholarship.

Financial status or ability to pay has no influence on publication decisions.

4. Open Access Commitment

All published articles are:

  • Freely accessible immediately upon publication;
  • Available to read, download, and share without restriction;
  • Distributed under an open license (e.g., Creative Commons Attribution License, unless otherwise stated).

The journal supports the global movement toward open knowledge and equitable access to academic research.

5. Waivers and Financial Neutrality

Since the journal does not impose APC, no waiver or discount requests are necessary. All authors are treated equally regardless of institutional affiliation, funding availability, or geographic location.

6. Transparency Statement

The journal guarantees that:

  • No hidden charges exist at any stage of submission or publication;
  • Authors will never be requested to make payments for publication;
  • Any future policy changes regarding APC will be communicated transparently and will not apply retroactively to submitted manuscripts.

7. Commitment to Ethical Publishing

By maintaining a No APC policy, the Indonesian Journal of Digital Crime and Criminal Justice reinforces its commitment to:

  • Ethical and inclusive academic publishing;
  • Equal opportunity for researchers worldwide;
  • Compliance with COPE ethical publishing standards;
  • Alignment with DOAJ principles of openness and transparency.

8. Final Statement

The journal believes that high-quality scholarly publishing should not be restricted by financial barriers. Therefore, all accepted manuscripts are published free of charge, ensuring broad dissemination and accessibility of research in criminal law, digital crime, and criminal justice studies globally.