Fees and Funding

Article Processing Charge 

Authors choosing open access publication are required to pay an APC upon acceptance.

• The APC amount is confirmed at acceptance stage
• Charges may vary depending on article type and institutional agreements
• Taxes (VAT or regional equivalents) may apply

Funding Support

Authors may access APC funding through:

• University or institutional open access funds
• National research funding agencies
• Publisher institutional agreements

Eligibility varies by institution and country.

Creative Commons Licences

All open access articles in JBR-EE are published under Creative Commons licences, which support global reuse and dissemination of research.

Default Licence: CC BY 4.0

Under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence:

• Authors retain copyright
• Articles may be shared, adapted, and reused
• Commercial use is permitted
• Proper attribution to the original authors is required

Author Rights

Authors publishing open access retain:

• Copyright ownership
• Rights to reuse their work in future publications
• Rights to share and archive their work according to licence terms