This journal charges the following author fees:

1. Article Submission Fee: ₹0.00 (INR). There is no Article Submission Fee.

2. Article Processing Fee (APC): If your article is accepted for publication, an Article Processing Fee of ₹3,000 (INR) will be charged to cover publication costs and to ensure your article is freely available online (Open Access). This fee does not include a print copy.

3. Print Copy Charges: Hard copies of the journal are available at ₹500 per copy, including postage charges (within India).

Important Note: SIJSS will never request authors to pay Article Processing Charges (APC) to personal accounts. Payments will only be accepted to the official account of the "Academy of Social Sciences" at the Visakhapatnam Branch.