Tepak Sirih: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Madani applies a transparent author-fee policy. Authors are not charged for manuscript submission. An Article Processing Charge (APC) applies only to manuscripts that have successfully completed the editorial and peer-review process and have been accepted for publication.

Article Submission Fee

Submission Fee: IDR 0. Authors are not required to pay any fee when submitting a manuscript. Submission does not guarantee acceptance or publication: all manuscripts remain subject to editorial screening, peer review, revision requirements, and final editorial approval.

Article Processing Charge

If a manuscript is accepted for publication, an Article Processing Charge of IDR 350,000 applies. There is no submission fee, page charge, or colour charge. The APC contributes to publication-related services such as editorial administration, manuscript handling, copyediting, layout preparation, online publication, metadata preparation, platform maintenance, and the long-term availability of the published article.

When Is the APC Charged?

The Article Processing Charge is requested only after a manuscript has been formally accepted for publication. Payment of the APC does not influence editorial assessment, peer-review outcomes, reviewer recommendations, or acceptance decisions.

Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are based on quality, relevance to the journal's scope, soundness of the community service method, ethical compliance, and peer-review outcomes. The ability or obligation to pay publication charges is separate from the editorial decision-making process.

Rejected Manuscripts

Authors whose manuscripts are rejected are not required to pay an Article Processing Charge. No publication fee is charged solely for undergoing editorial screening or peer review.

Manuscript Withdrawal

Withdrawal Fee: IDR 0. Authors who wish to withdraw a manuscript should submit a formal withdrawal request to the editorial office with the reason for withdrawal. Withdrawal requests involving ethical concerns, duplicate submissions, serious errors, or other circumstances affecting the integrity of the scholarly record are handled in accordance with the journal's Publication Ethics policy and Withdrawal, Correction, and Retraction policy.

Fee Transparency

All author charges are stated publicly on this page. The journal does not require undisclosed mandatory publication fees beyond those described in its official author-fee policy. Authors should rely only on payment instructions issued through the journal's official editorial communication channels.

Author Fee Summary

Submission Fee	IDR 0
Article Processing Charge (APC)	IDR 350,000
Fee for Rejected Manuscripts	IDR 0
Withdrawal Fee	IDR 0