The International Journal of IoT, Embedded Systems and Industrial Automation (IJIESIA) is a fully open access, peer-reviewed journal. All published articles are made freely available to readers worldwide without subscription or access barriers.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

To support editorial management, plagiarism checks, DOIs, peer-review administration, article production, digital hosting, the journal applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) for accepted manuscripts.

The APC is applicable only after a manuscript has successfully passed peer review and has been accepted for publication. There are no submission fees.

• Indian Authors: ₹3000 INR Free (₹0) for January-June-Issue per accepted article
• International (Non-Indian) Authors:  $50 USD  Free ($0) for January-June-Issue per accepted article

Open Access Model

IJIESIA follows a full open access publishing model, ensuring that all accepted articles are immediately and permanently accessible online upon publication.

Payment Methods

Once a manuscript is accepted, authors will receive an official invoice along with secure payment instructions. Accepted payment methods include:

• UPI (Unified Payments Interface)
• Credit / Debit cards
• Secure Online Payment Gateway

Payment details and transaction instructions will be provided only after manuscript acceptance.

Refund & Cancellation Policy

• APC payments are generally non-refundable once the production process has started.
• Refunds may only be considered in cases of duplicate or erroneous transactions.
• Approved refunds will be processed to the original payment method.
• Bank or payment gateway transaction charges may not be refundable.

For complete details, please review our Payment Terms & Conditions and Refund Policy .

Waivers and Discounts

The journal may grant partial or full Article Processing Charge (APC) waivers only in exceptional, verifiable, and strictly limited circumstances, as the APC is already maintained at a highly subsidized level.

Eligibility for waivers is restricted to authors who meet all of the following criteria:

• The author is affiliated with an institution located in a low-income country, as defined by recognized international classifications (e.g., World Bank)
• The author is an independent researcher or not supported by any institutional funding mechanism for publication charges
• The author is unable to obtain funding from any external, institutional, or collaborative sources

Waiver requests must include a formal declaration addressing each eligibility criterion and be supported by verifiable documentation. Requests that are incomplete, unverifiable, or fail to meet all criteria will be automatically rejected without review.

To ensure strict control, APC waivers are capped per journal issue at a fixed quota. Once this quota is reached, no additional requests will be considered under any circumstances.

All requests must be submitted exclusively through the submission dashboard at the time of manuscript submission and prior to payment. Requests submitted through other channels or after payment initiation will be automatically rejected.

All waiver decisions are made at the sole discretion of the editorial office, are non-negotiable, and not subject to appeal.

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