Business Model Transparency

1. AUTHOR FEES AND FINANCIAL ACCESSIBILITY

HM Publishers scholarly journals portfolio follows an applied standard Article Processing Charge (APC) of 100USD per accepted article for all participating journals, placing the university’s journals competitively in the regional and international academic publishing landscape while maintaining sustainable operation and providing high-quality editorial services. However, to advance the acquisition of knowledge universally and to secure the global reach of these journals during their establishment and development, the APC will be waived until June 30, 2027, and these journals will become platinum open-access journals for this building phase.

This APC waiver policy is applicable for every HM Publisher scholarly journals. This policy ensures that good quality research across the spectrum of engineering, technology, sciences, humanities, social sciences, management, computational, and Mathematics is published and is available to the entire scientific community, enabling authors to be funded by institutes without readers having to pay to access the content during the waiver period.

Effective from July 1, 2027, the standard APC is USD 100 will be adopted across all HM Publisher journals, supported by a strong waiver scheme, to maintain accessibility for deserving authors from all fields. The structure of the fees will include waiver and reduction schemes for authors from developing countries, early-career researchers, and institutions with limited resources through supported mentoring of authors, extended review and revision periods in academically appropriate cases, and support in exporting the relevant files. Exceptions will be made for individuals in emergencies and financial hardship across the globe, so that the price of access never becomes a barrier to knowledge sharing and communication in the research community. The move to APC implementation will be strategically managed, with early awareness-raising, author support services, and clear policies to ensure that HM Publisher remains dedicated to open and inclusive scholarly publishing in all fields.

Sustainability Indicators: Long-term sustainability indicators include submission growth rates, author retention rates, geographic diversity of contributions, citation impact trends, and cost efficiency improvements. Sustainability metrics ensure that financial success leads to increased academic impact and service quality rather than merely profit.