Funding Transparency

Funding & Financial Transparency

Ta'lim Fidoyilari publishes full information about how the journal is financed, in line with DOAJ, OASPA and Plan S transparency principles. No funding source, sponsor or advertiser influences editorial decisions.

Last updated: 2026-06-01 · Transparency Center

Funding Sources

Self-funded by the publisher, Research and Publications MChJ, from its own operating budget.
Article Processing Charges (APCs) paid by authors or their institutions, when applicable.
Voluntary institutional sponsorships from partner universities (disclosed where present).
No income is received from governments, political organisations or commercial advertisers in exchange for editorial influence.

Sponsorship Information

Current sponsors: None at the time of publication
Sponsorship policy: Sponsorships, where accepted, are disclosed publicly on this page and on the relevant article landing page.
Advertising: The journal does not display third-party advertising on article pages.
Editorial firewall: Sponsors have no access to manuscripts, reviewer identities or editorial decisions.

Revenue Model

Open Access (Gold)

All articles are immediately and permanently free to read under a CC BY 4.0 licence. There is no subscription fee for readers or institutions.

Author-side APC

When charged, APCs cover editorial handling, peer-review coordination, DOI registration, XML production, hosting and long-term archiving.

Publisher Subsidy

Research and Publications MChJ subsidises operations to keep APCs low and to offer full waivers to authors from low-income countries.

No Hidden Fees

There are no submission fees, page charges, colour charges or supplementary material fees.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

Standard APC: USD 60 per accepted article
Submission Fee: None
Waiver Policy: Full waivers automatically granted to corresponding authors based in Research4Life Group A countries and on a case-by-case basis for documented hardship.
Currency: USD; payable in UZS at the official exchange rate
When charged: Only after acceptance; never as a precondition for peer review.
Refunds: Full refund if an article is later retracted due to publisher error.

Financial Transparency Statement

Research and Publications MChJ maintains audited annual accounts under Uzbek law. The journal commits to publishing aggregate financial information (total APC revenue, waiver counts, sponsorship totals) in its annual transparency report. No editorial decision is, has ever been, or will be influenced by the ability or willingness of an author to pay an APC. Editors are explicitly forbidden from knowing the APC payment status of any manuscript under review, and reviewers are never informed of APC arrangements.