Revenue Sources Statement

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AJEAT is published by the Centre for Research and Innovation (CRI) and follows a Gold Open Access model. This statement discloses the journal’s principal revenue and financial-support arrangements so authors and readers can understand how publication activities are supported.

1. Article Processing Charges

AJEAT receives Article Processing Charges (APCs) from authors of accepted articles. The live statement lists an APC of 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 details are available under Article Processing Charges & Waivers.

Subscription charges may apply to the printed version of the journal. Electronic articles remain available through the journal’s Open Access Policy without subscription or pay-per-view charges.

3. Publisher and Organisational Support

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

4. Advertising Revenue

AJEAT does not currently publish commercial advertisements and therefore does not currently rely on commercial advertising revenue for editorial or publishing decisions. See the separate Advertising Policy.

5. Editorial Independence

Revenue sources are kept separate from editorial decision-making. APC payment or non-payment, waivers or discounts, 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 decisions. See the Peer Review Process and Publication Ethics & Publication Malpractice Statement.

6. Fee Transparency

AJEAT provides current APC amounts, waiver or discount conditions, refund arrangements, and confirmation that no submission fee is charged on the journal website before manuscript submission. Any new author-facing charge or material change to the revenue model should be disclosed transparently before it applies.

7. Contact

Centre for Research and Innovation (CRI), 9/865, Maruthi Nagar, Rakkipalayam Post, Coimbatore - 641031, Tamil Nadu, India. Email: editorial@crijournals.org.

Disclosure of Material Changes

If AJEAT 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 fee or advertising policy before the change applies. Financial arrangements remain separate from editorial decision-making.