Revenue Sources Statement

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The AJMS Revenue Sources Statement explains the principal financial arrangements that support the Asian Journal of Managerial Science and how those arrangements are kept separate from editorial decision-making. AJMS is published by the Centre for Research and Innovation (CRI) and follows a Gold Open Access publishing model.

1. Article Processing Charges

AJMS receives Article Processing Charges (APCs) from authors of accepted articles. The current APC is INR 3,000 for authors based in India and USD 50 for authors based outside India. No manuscript submission fee is charged, and APCs are requested only after editorial acceptance following peer review. Current waiver, discount, and refund conditions are explained on the Article Processing Charges & Waivers page.

Subscription charges may apply to the printed version of AJMS. Electronic articles remain freely accessible under the journal’s Gold Open Access model without subscription or pay-per-view charges. Current print information is provided on the Print Subscription page.

3. Publisher and Organisational Support

CRI provides editorial administration, production, hosting, archiving, preservation, dissemination, and other publishing support for AJMS. CRI is a scholarly publishing unit of The Bharath Social and Research Foundation, a non-profit organisation.

4. Advertising Revenue

AJMS does not currently publish commercial advertisements and therefore does not currently rely on commercial advertising revenue. The current position is described in the Advertising Policy.

5. Editorial Independence

APC payment or non-payment, waiver or discount status, print subscription revenue, publisher support, advertising, sponsorship, marketing activity, or other financial considerations do not influence initial editorial assessment, reviewer selection, peer review, acceptance, rejection, correction, or retraction.

6. Fee Transparency

AJMS publishes current author charges, waiver or discount conditions, refund arrangements, and confirmation that no manuscript submission fee is charged before submission. The DOAJ Principles of Transparency and Best Practice call for journal business models and revenue sources to be clearly stated and for publishing fees or waiver status not to influence editorial decision-making.

7. Disclosure of Material Changes

If AJMS introduces a new material revenue source, sponsorship arrangement, advertising model, institutional subsidy, or author-facing charge, the journal will update this statement and the relevant policy before the change applies. Financial arrangements will remain separate from editorial decision-making.

8. Contact

Questions concerning the AJMS business model or author-facing charges may be sent to the editorial office through the Contact page.