JISDS invites editorial board members, associate editors, and reviewers.
The first issue of JISDS will be published during the first week of July 2025.
Revenue Sources Statement
Transparency of the journal business model and editorial independence
JISDS is published by the Centre for Research and Innovation (CRI) and follows a Gold Open Access publishing model. The journal discloses its principal revenue and financial-support arrangements so that authors and readers can understand how publication activities are supported.
1. Article Processing Charges
JISDS receives Article Processing Charges (APCs) from authors of accepted articles. The current APC is INR 3,000 for authors based in India and USD 50 for authors based outside India. No manuscript submission fee is charged. APCs are requested only after editorial acceptance following peer review.
2. Print Publication Revenue
Subscription charges may apply to the printed version of the journal. Electronic articles are made available through the journal's Gold Open Access model without subscription or pay-per-view charges.
3. Publisher and Organisational Support
CRI provides editorial administration, production, hosting, archiving, preservation, dissemination, and other publishing support for JISDS. CRI is a scholarly publishing unit of The Bharath Social and Research Foundation, a non-profit organisation.
4. Advertising Revenue
JISDS does not currently publish commercial advertisements and therefore does not currently rely on commercial advertising revenue for editorial or publishing decisions.
5. Editorial Independence
Revenue sources are kept separate from editorial decision-making. Payment or non-payment of an APC, waiver or discount status, print subscription revenue, publisher support, advertising, sponsorship, marketing activity, or other financial considerations do not influence initial editorial assessment, reviewer selection, peer review, acceptance, rejection, correction, or retraction decisions.
6. Fee Transparency
JISDS provides current APCs, waiver or discount conditions, refund arrangements, and confirmation that no submission fee is charged on the journal website before manuscript submission. Any new author-facing charge or material change to the journal's revenue model is disclosed transparently before it applies.
7. Contact
Centre for Research and Innovation (CRI), 9/865, Maruthi Nagar, Rakkipalayam Post, Coimbatore - 641031, Tamil Nadu, India. Email: editorial@crijournals.org
Disclosure of Material Changes
If JISDS introduces a new material revenue source, sponsorship arrangement, advertising model, institutional subsidy, or author-facing charge, the journal will update this statement and the relevant fee or advertising policy before the change applies. Financial arrangements will remain separate from editorial decision-making.
