All articles published in SAKAGURU: Journal of Pedagogy and Creative Teacher are freely available online through an open-access publishing model.
The Article Processing Charge (APC) supports the editorial and publishing services required to produce, maintain, disseminate, and preserve high-quality scholarly articles.
Authors are not required to make any payment during manuscript submission or the regular peer-review process. The applicable APC will only be charged after the manuscript has received an editorial acceptance decision.
Total publication charge for one accepted article.
Total publication charge for one accepted Fast Track article.
Payment of the Regular or Fast Track APC does not guarantee manuscript acceptance. All manuscripts must satisfy the journal’s editorial, ethical, methodological, and scientific standards.
The Fast Track service only prioritizes editorial handling, reviewer coordination, communication, and production scheduling. It does not bypass, shorten improperly, or compromise the independent peer-review process.
Editorial decisions are based exclusively on the scholarly quality, relevance, originality, and integrity of the manuscript. APC or waiver status does not influence editorial decision-making.
The publication charge supports the following editorial, technical, and publication services.
Online editorial tools, manuscript administration, author communication, and editorial coordination.
Reviewer invitation, review administration, correspondence, and editorial decision management.
Similarity screening using Turnitin. The similarity report may be provided to authors upon request.
Copyediting coordination, final layout preparation, proofreading, and publication-ready formatting.
Journal website maintenance, article hosting, metadata management, and online availability.
Article metadata preparation, abstracting support, indexing administration, and discoverability services.
Upon editorial acceptance, the corresponding author will receive an official notification containing the applicable APC, payment instructions, and payment confirmation procedure.
Manuscript receives editorial acceptance.
The corresponding author receives payment instructions.
Payment must be completed within 15 days.
Production and publication proceed after payment verification.
The journal is committed to ensuring that publication charges do not become an unreasonable barrier for authors with genuine financial constraints.
The waiver policy supports eligible authors who wish to publish high-quality scholarly work but experience documented financial limitations.
Authors may request a full or partial APC waiver. Every request will be assessed separately and confidentially by the authorized editorial committee.
Eligible authors may submit a waiver request using the official form or contact the journal editorial office for further information.
