Publication Charges

As World Journal of Biotechnology and Bioengineering is an Open access publishing that does not receive payment for subscription, as the articles are freely accessible over the internet. Authors of articles are required to pay a fair handling fee for processing their articles. However, there are no submission charges. Authors are required to make payment only after their manuscript has been accepted for publication. Hence, the operation of the Journal is solely financed by the handling fees received from authors. The handling fees are required to meet maintenance of the journal. A fee of $600 is charged for each article accepted for publication. Waivers of charges for authors from low-income countries are available. A limited number of waivers for article-processing charges are also available at the editors’ discretion. Authors wishing to apply for these waivers should contact the editors.

Note: Discount on APC will be provided on request for authors from developing countries.

Transaction Charges

All the service or transaction charges will have to be paid by the authors which include inter banking charges, wire transfer charges etc.

Withdrawal Policy

Author may withdraw an article before the review process is completed. Withdrawal of article is not allowed after it is processed for publication. There is no charge for withdrawal of an article.

Refund Policy

Sheba Publications will not refund the Article Processing Charges once an article has been accepted and published. Sheba Publications will refund Article Processing Charges if an error occurs on our part and if article it is not published online within 30days after the payment is made.