Publication Support Fee Policy

The AgEcon Frontiers (TAEF) Open Access Edited Books initiative aims to foster inclusive, affordable, and high-quality scholarly publishing while supporting evidence-based research and global academic collaboration. Through ethical open-access publishing, TAEF seeks to contribute to the advancement of sustainable and resilient agribusiness and social science scholarship worldwide.

TAEF Open Access Edited Books

TAEF Open Access Edited Books initiative is committed to promoting high-quality, ethical, and globally accessible scholarly publishing in the fields of agricultural economics, agribusiness, rural development, food systems, environmental policy, and the broader social sciences. Our publishing model is designed to support rigorous academic standards while ensuring the long-term sustainability of open-access knowledge dissemination.

To maintain professional editorial and production standards, a publication support fee is charged only after successful peer review and final editorial acceptance of a chapter.

The publication support fee contributes to the costs associated with:

  • Editorial management
  • Double-blind peer review coordination
  • DOI registration
  • ISBN allocation
  • Professional copyediting and formatting
  • Typesetting and layout preparation
  • Digital hosting and archiving
  • Metadata management and indexing support
  • Long-term open-access availability

TAEF operates as an academic publishing initiative focused on strengthening scholarly communication and increasing the global visibility of research, particularly from developing economies.

Publication Support Fee

Author Category

Publication Support Fee

Authors from Pakistan

PKR 25,000

International Authors

USD 150

The publication support fee becomes applicable only after:

  1. Successful completion of peer review,
  2. Editorial acceptance,
  3. Final approval of the chapter manuscript.

No fee is charged at the initial submission stage.

Waiver and Discount Policy

ATEF recognizes the financial challenges faced by students, early-career researchers, and scholars from resource-constrained institutions. Therefore, limited fee waivers and discounts may be available in exceptional cases.

Waiver or discount requests may be considered for:

  • PhD scholars
  • Early-career researchers
  • Authors from low-income countries
  • Unfunded research projects
  • Outstanding scholarly contributions

All waiver requests are evaluated independently and do not influence editorial or peer-review decisions.

Open Access Commitment

All edited books published under TAEF are made available through an open-access publishing model to maximize:

  • Global accessibility
  • Academic visibility
  • Citation impact
  • Knowledge dissemination
  • Policy outreach

Readers may freely access, read, and download published chapters without subscription or paywall restrictions.

Ethical Publishing Policy

TAEF strictly follows internationally recognized academic publishing ethics and maintains a clear separation between:

  • Editorial evaluation,
  • Peer-review decisions,
  • and financial processes.

Payment of publication support fees does not guarantee acceptance of any chapter. All submissions undergo rigorous double-blind peer review and editorial assessment based solely on academic quality, originality, methodological rigor, and relevance to the edited volume.

What Authors Receive

Accepted authors receive:

  • Professional editorial processing
  • DOI registration through Crossref
  • ISBN-based edited book publication
  • Open-access online publication
  • Global discoverability support
  • Long-term digital archiving
  • Professionally formatted PDF publication
  • Citation-ready metadata and indexing support

Payment Information

Detailed payment instructions will be shared with authors after final acceptance of the chapter. Payments may be made through bank transfer. Official invoices and payment confirmations will be provided for all transactions.