O’dora Journal of Educational Studies (OJES) is an open-access journal that provides free and immediate access to all published articles. To support editorial management, digital publishing, website maintenance, copyediting, layout editing, metadata management, archiving, and online dissemination, the journal may apply an Article Processing Charge (APC) to accepted manuscripts.

The APC is charged only after the manuscript has successfully passed editorial screening, peer review, revision, and final acceptance by the editor. Payment of the APC does not guarantee acceptance and does not influence editorial decisions.

The Article Processing Charge supports the publication process and long-term availability of articles. The APC may cover:

The APC does not represent payment for acceptance. It is intended to support the technical and administrative costs of publishing accepted articles in an open-access format.

APC payment is requested only after a manuscript has been officially accepted for publication. Authors will receive payment instructions from the editorial office or publisher after the acceptance decision has been issued.

1. 1 The manuscript is submitted through the online submission system.
2. 2 The manuscript undergoes editorial screening and peer review.
3. 3 The author revises the manuscript according to editor and reviewer comments.
4. 4 The editor issues an official acceptance decision.
5. 5 The corresponding author receives APC payment instructions before final publication.

OJES may provide APC waivers or discounts under certain conditions, subject to editorial office approval and publisher policy. Waiver or discount requests must be submitted before final publication.

Waiver or discount requests may be considered for authors with limited funding, students, early-career researchers, authors from under-resourced institutions, or invited manuscripts. The granting of waivers or discounts does not influence editorial decisions.

APC payments are generally non-refundable once the accepted manuscript has entered the copyediting, layout editing, production, or publication process.

Refund requests may be considered only in exceptional circumstances, such as duplicate payment, administrative error, or withdrawal approved by the editorial office before the production process begins.

OJES does not offer paid fast-track review or guaranteed acceptance services. All manuscripts are evaluated through the regular editorial and peer-review process.

The journal does not accept payment in exchange for acceptance, favorable review, accelerated review, or publication without proper editorial evaluation and peer review.

Authors who wish to withdraw a manuscript must submit a formal withdrawal request to the editorial office. Withdrawal requests must include the manuscript title, manuscript ID, corresponding author name, and reason for withdrawal.

If a manuscript is withdrawn before acceptance, no APC is charged. If a manuscript is withdrawn after acceptance and after production work has begun, the journal may apply administrative or production-related charges according to the publisher’s policy.

OJES is committed to maintaining transparent information about publication fees. Any changes to APC, waiver policy, refund policy, or payment procedure will be announced on the journal website.

Authors are encouraged to check this page regularly before submitting a manuscript to ensure that they understand the latest publication fee policy.

Editorial Office
O’dora Journal of Educational Studies
PT. Gammabeta Edu and Tech in cooperation with FKIP Universitas Halmahera
Indonesia

Email: admin@gammabeta.id
Website: https://gammabeta.id/ojs/index.php/ojes