Publication Fees

 

Publication Fees

The International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM) does not charge any fees for manuscript submission or for peer review.

There are:

✅ No submission fees
✅ No charges during peer review

Starting from 1 January 2026, the International Journal of Disaster Risk Management (IJDRM) applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) for accepted manuscripts only.

What the APC covers
The APC contributes to the costs of editorial processing and publication production, including administrative handling, copyediting, layout/typesetting, online publication, and related publishing services.

1) APC amount
150 EUR (per accepted manuscript).

2) When the APC is paid
The APC is payable only upon acceptance. There is no submission fee and no fee during peer review.

3) One-time payment only (no subscriptions)
The APC is a single, one-time payment per accepted manuscript. IJDRM does not offer subscriptions, flat-rate plans, or recurring monthly/annual charges.

4) Who can pay
The APC may be paid by:

• Individual (Author), or

• Organization (university/institute/company) on behalf of the author.

If invoicing is required, please provide payer details (payer name, address, country, and tax/VAT ID if applicable).

5) Payment methods

A) Serbian residents (recommended: only bank transfer)
Please pay by bank transfer to:

• Beneficiary: Naučno-stručno društvo za upravljanje rizicima u vanrednim situacijama

• Bank: Erste banka

• Account number: 340 - 0011020546-63

B) Non-residents (international): PayPal
For non-resident payers, APC payment can be processed via PayPal under the beneficiary name:
Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management

PayPal checkout link (international payments only):
link - https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/NT6QSA8G2QSZ8

Important: PayPal is provided only for non-residents (international payments). Serbian residents should use bank transfer or other domestic payment channels.

6) Payment reference (mandatory)
To ensure correct matching, please include the following in the payment reference/notes:

• Manuscript ID: [XXXX]

• Corresponding author: [Name]

• Journal: IJDRM

• Purpose: “APC – upon acceptance”

If a “note/message” field is shown during PayPal checkout, please enter the Manuscript ID and the corresponding author name. If the note field is not available, please email proof of payment (including the transaction ID) to editor@ijdrm.com so we can match the payment correctly.

7) Refund policy

• Duplicate/erroneous payment: refundable after verification.

• Withdrawal after acceptance but before production starts: refundable upon request (minus any non-recoverable transaction fees, if applicable).

• Once production has started (copyediting, layout/production, DOI registration, publication scheduling): generally non-refundable.

Refund requests must be sent to editor@ijdrm.com and include: Manuscript ID, payer name, payment date, and proof of payment.

For payment or invoicing questions, please contact: editor@ijdrm.com.