Article Processing Charges

Altruistik: Jurnal Konseling dan Psikologi Pendidikan is committed to promoting equitable access to scholarly publishing and supporting the dissemination of research in Guidance and Counseling, Educational Psychology, and related disciplines.

1. Article Submission Fee

FREE (IDR. 0)

Authors are not required to pay any fees when submitting manuscripts to Altruistik. All submitted manuscripts undergo editorial assessment and peer review based on their academic quality, originality, methodological rigor, relevance to the journal's Focus and Scope, and compliance with its publication policies.

2. Article Processing and Publication Charges (APC)

Rp. 500.000,- (IDR 0)

• Altruistik applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) of IDR 500,000 for each manuscript officially accepted for publication. 
• The APC is payable only after the manuscript has successfully completed the editorial evaluation and peer-review process and the author has received an official acceptance notification from the journal.
• The publication fee covers standard editorial processing, copyediting, layout preparation, DOI registration, online publication, and journal archiving.
• Authors are not required to make any payment during manuscript submission or peer review. Payment does not guarantee manuscript acceptance or publication.

3. Editorial Independence

• Editorial decisions are made independently of any financial considerations. All submitted manuscripts are evaluated according to established scholarly standards and the journal's double-blind peer-review procedures.
• Acceptance or rejection decisions are based on academic merit, research integrity, methodological quality, and compliance with the journal's editorial requirements.
• The payment of publication fees does not influence editorial judgment or replace any stage of the manuscript evaluation process.