Author Fees

(updated July 2018; updated January 2019; updated October 2020; updated January 2023;)

This journal charges the following author fees:

  • Article Submission: 0.00 (USD): Authors are NOT required to pay an Article Submission Fee.
  • Manuscripts are submitted after 9 January 2023 will be required to pay Article processing charges (APCs) / Article Publication Fee: up to 100.00 USD / 3,000,000 IDR, if the manuscript is accepted for publication according to Author Declaration Form.


SAINS TANAH journal charge the article publication fee for supporting the cost of wide open access dissemination of research results, managing the various costs associated with handling and editing of the submitted manuscripts, and the Journal management and publication in general, the authors or the author's institution is requested to pay a publication fee for each article accepted.

The APCs COVERS:

  • The standard twelve (12) pages manuscript. For every additional page, an extra fee of 5 USD per page will be charged.
  • DOI registration for each paper.
  • Checking the article similarity by Turnitin; the final result will be sent to authors.
  • Manuscript copy editing and layout.

The APCs DOES NOT INCLUDE

  • Print version and delivery fees of the hardcopy. Printings and delivery should be by request with the following fees: USD 20.00 (250,000 IDR) for 3 copies, including domestic delivery.  Delivery to abroad (out of Indonesia) is according to the standard fee by EMS. The printing version is issued some months after the online version, depends on the request.
  • English editing/ proofreading service if requested by reviewer/s