Publication Fee Policy

Publication Fees & APC Policy

ISRE Journal is committed to transparent, ethical, and equitable scholarly publishing practices in accordance with internationally recognised standards

Diamond Open Access Policy

ISRE follows a Diamond Open Access publishing model. All published articles are freely accessible online without subscription or access charges for readers.

No hidden charges are imposed at any stage of the editorial, review, production, or publication process.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

This journal does not charge any fee at any stage of the publication process, including manuscript submission, peer review, article processing, acceptance, and publication.

Current APC Status: USD 0 / PKR 0

Fast-Track Review Policy

The journal currently does not offer paid fast-track review or expedited publication services. All submitted manuscripts are processed through the standard editorial and peer review workflow based solely on academic merit and editorial priorities.

Editing, Formatting, and DOI Charges

The journal currently does not charge fees for copyediting, language editing, formatting, layout design, plagiarism screening, DOI registration, or online hosting services.

All published articles receive DOI assignment through Crossref without additional cost to authors.

Waiver and Refund Policy

As the journal currently charges no fees, waiver and refund procedures are not applicable at this time.

Payment Transparency and Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are made independently of financial considerations. Acceptance or rejection of manuscripts is based exclusively on scholarly quality, originality, ethical compliance, and reviewer recommendations.

The journal maintains full transparency regarding any current or future publication-related charges.

Open Access and Licensing

All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), ensuring free global access, sharing, and reuse with proper attribution to the original author(s) and source.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Articles published in this journal are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, which permits unrestricted use, sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the source. Under this licence, all content is freely accessible without any charge to users or their institutions. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full text of articles, as well as use them for any lawful purpose, without requiring prior permission from the publisher or the authors. This policy is consistent with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.