Biaya Article Processing Charges (APC): Studi Kasus Publikasi Artikel pada Jurnal Berdampak Tinggi

Wahyudin Darmalaksana

Authors

Wahyudin Darmalaksana Kelas Menulis Sentra Publikasi Indonesia, Indonesia

Keywords:

Article Processing Charge, Lecturers, Researchers, Students

Abstract

This study aims to examine Article Processing Charges (APC) in journal article publishing. This study employs a qualitative approach, utilizing the case study method. The findings indicate that global publishers set higher APC for high-impact journals using the open-access publishing model; however, they also offer a no-fee pathway—involving peer review, author revisions, and editorial acceptance—under a closed-access (subscription-based) model. The study concludes that APC are primarily targeted at competitive research projects supported by substantial funding to ensure high citation rates for published articles, whereas research findings intended for immediate public access can be uploaded to repositories as pre-prints, which do not incur APC.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Asai, Sumiko. (2020). Market power of publishers in setting article processing charges for open access journals. Scientometrics, 123(2), 1037–1049.

Asai, Sumiko. (2021). An analysis of revising article processing charges for open access journals between 2018 and 2020. Learned Publishing, 34(2), 137–143.

Borrego, Ángel. (2023). Article processing charges for open access journal publishing: A review. Learned Publishing, 36(3), 359–378.

Jain, Vijay Kumar, Iyengar, Karthikeyan P., & Vaishya, Raju. (2021). Article processing charge may be a barrier to publishing. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 14, 14–16.

Javed, Fawad, & Ahmed, Zain Uddin. (2026). Remembering the reviewers. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 23(1), 11–15.

Maddi, Abdelghani, & Sapinho, David. (2022). Article processing charges, altmetrics and citation impact: Is there an economic rationale? Scientometrics, 127(12), 7351–7368.

Morrison, Heather, Borges, Luan, Zhao, Xuan, Kakou, Tanoh Laurent, & Shanbhoug, Amit Nataraj. (2022). Change and growth in open access journal publishing and charging trends 2011–2021. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 73(12), 1793–1805.

Samala, Agariadne Dwinggo, Ferdian, Feri, Fiandra, Yudha Aditya, Hanafiah, Mohd Hafiz, Rawas, Soha, & Asad, Muhammad Mujtaba. (2026). Retraction trends in Indonesian research: misconduct, AI risks, and policy gaps. Quality & Quantity, 60(2), 4507–4531.

Zhang, Lin, Wei, Yahui, Huang, Ying, & Sivertsen, Gunnar. (2022). Should open access lead to closed research? The trends towards paying to perform research. Scientometrics, 127(12), 7653–7679.