The Healthcare Quality Professionals Journal (HQPJ) is committed to supporting accessible and responsible scholarly publishing. The journal currently applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) of ₹0 for manuscripts published in the journal.
Authors are therefore not required to pay an Article Processing Charge for the publication of an accepted manuscript. Editorial assessment and publication decisions are based on scholarly quality, originality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, relevance, and contribution of the manuscript and are not influenced by an author’s ability to pay.
What Does ₹0 APC Mean?
An APC of ₹0 means that authors are not required to pay an Article Processing Charge for publication of an accepted article in HQPJ.
Authors of accepted manuscripts are not required to pay an Article Processing Charge for publication.
Payment of an APC is not a condition for editorial screening, peer review, acceptance, or publication.
Manuscripts are considered according to academic and editorial criteria irrespective of the financial circumstances of authors.
The policy supports the dissemination of healthcare-quality research without requiring authors to pay an APC.
Editorial Independence & Quality Criteria
The journal’s APC policy is independent of the editorial and peer-review process. Manuscripts are evaluated strictly on their scholarly merit rather than financial considerations based on:
- Relevance to the journal’s scope
- Originality and scholarly contribution
- Methodological rigor
- Accuracy and reliability of findings
- Healthcare and professional relevance
- Ethical compliance
- Quality of scholarly presentation
- Peer-review assessment
A manuscript must successfully satisfy the journal’s editorial, peer-review, ethical, and scholarly requirements. Acceptance cannot be purchased.
The absence of an APC does not reduce the journal’s editorial standards, peer-review requirements, ethical expectations, or quality-control procedures.
Copyright, Licensing & Waivers
Healthcare Quality Professionals Journal follows an Open Access publishing model. Published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, with authors retaining copyright while granting the journal the right of first publication.
APC Waivers and Discounts
Because the current Article Processing Charge of Healthcare Quality Professionals Journal is ₹0, authors do not need to apply for an APC waiver or discount. No APC payment is required for publication of an accepted manuscript.
Author Responsibilities
The absence of an Article Processing Charge does not affect an author’s responsibilities. Authors remain responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts comply with academic and ethical requirements:
- Originality of the manuscript
- Accuracy of research findings
- Appropriate authorship
- Correct citation of sources
- Ethical approval where required
- Informed consent where applicable
- Conflict-of-interest disclosure
- Funding disclosure where applicable
The current Article Processing Charge for Healthcare Quality Professionals Journal (HQPJ) is ₹0 (Zero Rupees). Authors are not required to pay an APC for the publication of an accepted manuscript. Acceptance remains strictly subject to the journal’s editorial, peer-review, ethical, and scholarly requirements.