Article Proccessing Charges (APC)

Publication Fees & Open Access Policy

Overview

Fastforward Justice’s Law Journal is committed to the wide dissemination of legal scholarship. To provide free, immediate, and permanent access to research worldwide, we operate an Open Access model. Instead of charging readers or institutions for subscriptions, we require an Article Processing Charge (APC) from authors or their funding institutions upon the acceptance of a manuscript.

Fee Schedule

Single Author:- Rs. 1000/-

Co-author:-Rs. 1350/-

3rd Co-author:- Rs. 2500/-

What These Fees Cover

The Fastforward Justice’s Law Journal  does not profit from author submissions. All fees are reinvested into the journal’s infrastructure, including:

  • Rigorous Peer Review: Managing the blind review process with subject matter experts.

  • Legal Copyediting: Ensuring adherence to strict legal citation styles (e.g., Bluebook, McGill, or OSCOLA).

  • Digital Preservation: Archiving via [e.g., HeinOnline, LexisNexis, or CLOCKSS].

  • Global Indexing: Ensuring your work appears in major legal databases and search engines.

Payment Timeline & Integrity

To maintain the highest ethical standards in legal publishing:

  1. No Submission Fees: There is no charge to submit a paper for review.

  2. Post-Acceptance Billing: Invoices are only issued after the editorial board has formally accepted the article based on its academic merit.

  3. Independence: The payment of fees has no influence on the editorial decision-making process.

Waivers and Financial Assistance

We believe that financial constraints should never be a barrier to publishing high-quality legal research.

  • Automatic Waivers: Available for authors based in countries categorized by the World Bank as Low-Income Economies.

  • Discretionary Waivers: Authors may apply for a partial or full waiver during the submission process. Please contact the Managing Editor at [Email Address] with a formal request and supporting documentation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the fee change if my article has multiple authors?

No. The fee is per article, based on the affiliation of the corresponding author.

Can I get a refund if I withdraw my article?

Once an article has entered the final typesetting and layout stage, fees are non-refundable.

Are there extra charges for color figures or maps?

No. As a digital-first journal, we do not charge extra for color content or supplemental data files.