Article Processing Charges (APC)

The Hitik: International Journal of Catechists and Religious Educators publishes all its journal in full open access, thus there is no income or proceeds received from readers, researchers, and visitors to access the publications. Hence, the journal requires Article Processing Fees for those who want to publish with the journal.
The Journal operates under open access model. Revenue is generated through the Article Processing Charges (APCs), which supports the costs of publishing, editorial management, and distribution. This is to ensure the wide accessibility to research, provide high-quality content to readers/researchers, offer flexibility to authors, and other expenses incurred in the process of publication.

Where does the APC go?
The primary expenses that the journal has are the website retention and updating, indexing, archiving, digital preservation, and journal management and development.

How much is the APC in this journal?
The author processing charge (APC) in Hitik: International Journal of Catechists and Religious Educators is Php 1,000.00 or $20.00.

Are there any hidden charges?
There are no hidden or added charges to be billed to the authors who will submit their articles. However, if we see potential in your article but failed in the peer review due to its content, referencing, or other language editing needs, we may refer you to editorial services to help the authors publish their research works.

When will I pay the APC?

Submitting your article for review is free. Once your article passed the editorial review process and is ready for publication, the APC will be paid by the author/s. Once the revisions were made by the author/s, the finalization and publication will follow.

Is there any APC discount for author/s?
A discount or waiving of APC may be given to author/s who is/are in need of it. The Editorial Board decides how much percentage will be given to the author/s as a discount for the APC depending on the availability of APC discount fund. A letter of intent should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief once the paper is accepted and is waiting for APC payment before publication.

Address the letter of intent to:

Editor-in-Chief
Hitik: International Journal of Catechists and Religious Educators

Include in your letter of intent the following:
- Name
- Institution (for teachers/researchers)/Parish (for catechists/clerics/religious)
- Title of Article (include names of co-author/s is there is/are)
- Reason for the request of discount/waiver (may include financial status)

Send your letter of intent to: hitikjournal@reapph.org 

*A full discount or waiving of APC is only given once to the authors, following requests may be considered for discounted APC. A discount percentage may also be given to authors who are applying for such publication fee assistance.