Author Fees & Publication Charges

The Journal of Government and Civil Society (JGCS) structures its publishing fees with complete transparency. Authors are requested to review and acknowledge these financial terms prior to manuscript submission.

Fee Type	Amount (IDR)	Conditions & Details
Article Submission Fee	Rp 0,- (Free)	No fees are charged upon initial manuscript submission or during preliminary desk screening.
Article Processing Charge (APC)	Rp 2.000.000,-	Applied strictly after formal acceptance. Covers peer-review management, copyediting, layout typesetting, XML conversion, DOI registration, and permanent archiving for manuscripts up to 15 pages.
Extra Page Charge	Rp 100.000,- / page	Charged per additional page for accepted manuscripts exceeding the 15-page limit formatted in the official journal template.

APC Discounts and Waiver Policy

The Journal of Government and Civil Society (JGCS) is committed to supporting open-access dissemination while maintaining rigorous editorial independence based on COPE guidelines. To ensure equity, a limited number of APC waivers and discounts are available per annual volume under strict qualification pathways:

Eligibility Pathways & Criteria:

• Unfunded Independent Researchers: Partial discounts may be evaluated on a case-by-case basis for independent scholars without institutional grant backing, subject to document verification.
• Reviewer Credit Vouchers: Peer reviewers who complete comprehensive, high-quality reviews within requested deadlines receive credit vouchers redeemable toward future submissions.
• Invited Keynote Contributions: Manuscripts specifically commissioned by the Editor-in-Chief for special thematic issues may be granted an editorial waiver.

*Mandatory Procedure: All waiver or discount requests must be formally submitted during initial manuscript submission along with official supporting documentation. Requests submitted after peer review or final acceptance will be automatically declined. Waiver decisions are final and managed independently from peer review.

Payment & Billing Inquiries: For official invoice requests, institutional payment receipts, or waiver applications, please contact the secretariat directly at jgs@umt.ac.id .