Refund and Cancellation

This policy explains when payments made to BIJHSS can be refunded and how a submission can be cancelled. Reading and downloading our articles is always free, and there is no charge for submitting a manuscript or for peer review.

Withdrawing a submission

Before acceptance: authors may withdraw a manuscript at any time, free of charge, by writing to the editors through the Contact page. Incomplete submissions can be deleted directly from the dashboard.
After acceptance: withdrawal is still possible before publication, but any fee already paid is not refunded, because the editorial work has been completed.
After publication: a published article cannot be withdrawn at the authors' request. It can only be corrected or retracted for the reasons described in our Ethics Statement.

When a refund is given

Duplicate payment: if the same fee was paid more than once for the same manuscript, the extra amount is refunded in full.
Overpayment: any amount paid above the fee communicated to the authors is refunded.
Not published by the journal: if, after payment, the journal decides not to publish the accepted article for reasons that are not the authors' responsibility, the fee is refunded in full.

When no refund is given

When the authors withdraw the article after acceptance and payment.
When the article is published.
When the article is rejected or retracted because of plagiarism, data fabrication, duplicate publication or other misconduct.

How to request a refund

Write to us through the Contact page, choosing the subject Submissions, and include the manuscript number, the payment date and a proof of payment. Approved refunds are made to the original payment method within 7 to 10 working days.