Allelopathy Journal [IMPACT FACTOR of 5 years is 1.05] is published by Allelopathy Books, a small self supporting Firm and does not receive Funds from any Institution/Government. The Current Publication Charges for 2020-2022 for Mss publication in this Journal are Euro 300.00 per 4 pages or part thereof (Discounted Charges in various countries based on Human Development Index), based on final pages to be published in Journal. Hence the Journal is solely financed by the Publication Charges received from authors. The Publication Charges are required to meet operational expenses (Employees Salaries, Internet Services, Electricity, Phone Bill, Office Rent, Web Hosting, Production expenses) and article processing (Professional Copy Editing, Proof Reading etc). It costs to produce a Peer-Reviewed, Edited and Formatted Article for publication and to host it on a Server that is accessible 24 x 7. We ask the Author, Institution or Funding Agency to pay nominal Publication Fee (as compared to charges in Springer, Elsevier, PLOS ONE etc Journals with same Impact Factor) to help cover the Actual Cost of Publication. Authors are required to pay only after their article’s Galley Proof is ready for publication. Thereafter, author is Issued Proforma Invoice for payment of Publication Charges based on the Final number of pages to be printed in the Journal. Payment of these charges allows IAF to recover its Editorial and Production Costs. These Charges are paid from Author’s research budget, or by their Institution. Before the Research paper is published, it passes through 15-Processing Stages (involving our much HARD WORK and INVESTMENT of our VALUABLE TIME and ENERGY). That is we add value to your Research, hence, we are entitled to charge for it. IT IS NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATION. AS PER RULES,, the Pre-Payment of PUBLICATION CHARGES is Mandatory for Publication of Ms. The Publication Charges includes FREE ONLINE ACCESS of Allelopathy Journal for One Year to Correspondence Author, which is Priced Euro 400.00 per year.
The publication charges vary in countries based on Human Development Index (HDI):
A. Developed Countries : Euro 300.00 per 4 Pages.
B. India : Rs. 3000.00 per 4 Pages.
C. Discounted Publication Charges: Based on the Economic Status of these countries, Publication Charges are heavily Discounted, so that researchers in these countries can also Publish their Research papers in Allelopathy Journal. Instead of separate charges for Number of Pages Published + Figures etc, Bundle Price for complete Research paper is offered as under:
(i). African Countries: Euro 300.00-350.00 ( Except developed countries like South Africa).
(ii). Pakistan, Iran and Neighbouring countries: Euro 250.00-300.00.
(iii). Free Publication/No Publication Charges : For exceptionally good Research Papers, whose Author’s from (i), (ii) countries are unable to pay the Publication Charges, are completely waived off i.e. Free Publication.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI) COUNTRY WISE-2020. HDI a. Very highly developed countries, HDI rank 1-49:
Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hongkong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
HDI b. Highly developed countries, HDI rank 50-102:
Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Georgia, Grenada, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Oman, Palau, Panama, Peru, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Serbia, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela
HDI c. Medium developed countries, HDI rank 103-144:
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Congo, Republic, East Timor, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao, Maldives, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Palestine, Paraguay, Philippines, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia
HDI d. Low developed countries, HDI rank 145-187:
Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe.