Article Processing Charges

All articles published in the Journal of Community Development and Innovation (JCDI) are fully open access and freely available online to readers worldwide immediately upon publication. JCDI is committed to supporting the dissemination of high-quality scholarly works in the fields of community empowerment, innovation, applied technology, and sustainable societal development. To support the sustainability of the journal’s publishing operations and maintain high editorial standards, JCDI applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) for accepted manuscripts.

APC Coverage

The APC supports the following publishing services:

* Editorial management and peer-review administration
* Online submission and review system
* Article layout and typesetting
* DOI registration and metadata management
* Article hosting and website maintenance
* Similarity checking and plagiarism screening
* Long-term digital archiving
* Open-access dissemination

Submission and Review Policy

* There are no submission fees.
* There are no charges during the peer-review process.
* APC is charged only after the manuscript has been officially accepted for publication.

APC Amount

The Article Processing Charge (APC) for accepted manuscripts is as follows:

* Internal Authors (Universitas Kuningan): IDR 150,000
* External Authors (Outside Universitas Kuningan): IDR 300,000

The APC applies per accepted manuscript.

Payment information and procedures will be communicated to the corresponding author after the editorial acceptance decision has been issued.

APC Transparency

JCDI is committed to maintaining transparent, affordable, and accessible scholarly publishing to support the wider dissemination of community empowerment and innovation-based research and community service activities.