POLITICA DE CARGOS POR PROCESAMIENTO DE ARTICULOS

General Principles

Sapiens Sciences (ISSN: 3072-7936) operates under a Diamond Open Access publishing model, under which no Article Processing Charges (APCs) or any other publication-related fees are imposed on authors at any stage of the editorial process.

The journal guarantees immediate, free, permanent, and unrestricted access to all published content, promoting open, inclusive, and equitable scholarly communication without financial barriers for either authors or readers.

No Charges for Authors

Sapiens Sciences does not charge fees for any of the following editorial services:

  • Manuscript submission.
  • Initial editorial assessment (desk review).
  • Peer review.
  • Scientific editing and manuscript revision.
  • Copyediting and language editing.
  • Technical editing.
  • Typesetting and production.
  • Electronic publication of articles.
  • DOI assignment and maintenance.
  • Digital preservation and archiving.
  • Indexing and dissemination of published content.

Authors are not required to make any payment before, during, or after the editorial process for their manuscripts to be evaluated, accepted, or published.

No Charges for Readers

The journal also does not charge fees for:

  • Accessing published content.
  • Reading articles.
  • Downloading files.
  • Consulting current or archived issues.
  • Academic and scholarly use of published materials.
  • Accessing and navigating the journal platform.

All content is made freely and permanently available to users worldwide without subscription, registration, or payment requirements.

Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are based exclusively on:

  • Scientific quality.
  • Originality of the research.
  • Methodological rigor.
  • Academic relevance.
  • Alignment with the journal’s scope and objectives.
  • Compliance with ethical and editorial standards.

Under no circumstances do the financial resources of authors, their institutions, or their funding sources influence the evaluation, acceptance, or rejection of manuscripts.

Acceptance for publication is determined solely on academic, scientific, and ethical grounds.

Funding and Sustainability

The editorial, technological, and administrative operations of Sapiens Sciences are supported through institutional resources, academic collaboration, and other legitimate mechanisms that ensure the long-term sustainability of the journal.

No sponsor, funding body, collaborating organization, or external supporter exercises influence over editorial decisions or the acceptance and publication of manuscripts.

The journal maintains full editorial independence from funding agencies, partner institutions, commercial entities, and the affiliations of authors, reviewers, or editors.

Transparency

This policy is permanently available on the journal’s official website to ensure transparency and provide clear information to authors, reviewers, readers, funding agencies, and academic institutions.

Any future modifications to this policy will be publicly communicated through the journal’s official communication channels.

Final Statement

Sapiens Sciences reaffirms its commitment to the principles of Diamond Open Access, equity in scholarly communication, editorial independence, institutional transparency, and the global dissemination of scientific knowledge.

The journal promotes a sustainable, inclusive, and barrier-free publishing model, ensuring that research outputs remain freely accessible to the international academic community without costs to either authors or readers.