Revenue Sources, Advertising, and Marketing Policies

The Feedback International Journal of Communication (FIJC) is committed to transparency, accountability, and ethical publishing practices. The journal maintains a clear separation between editorial decision-making and financial, advertising, or promotional activities to ensure academic independence and integrity.

Revenue Sources

FIJC operates through a transparent financial model to support sustainable journal management, editorial activities, peer-review administration, digital publishing, and long-term preservation of scholarly content.

The primary sources of revenue for FIJC include:

1. Article Processing Charges (APC)

FIJC applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) for accepted manuscripts as part of its open access publishing model.

The APC policy is as follows:

  • Authors outside Indonesia: Free of charge.

  • Authors based in Indonesia: IDR 300,000 per accepted article.

The APC is used to support:

  • Editorial management and administration.

  • Peer-review coordination.

  • Manuscript processing.

  • Online publication and website maintenance.

  • Digital preservation and journal infrastructure development.

The payment of APC does not influence editorial decisions, peer-review outcomes, or publication acceptance.

2. Institutional Support and Collaboration

FIJC may receive institutional support, academic collaboration funding, or sponsorship from organizations that share the journal's commitment to advancing communication research.

Such support does not affect:

  • Editorial independence.

  • Peer-review procedures.

  • Author selection.

  • Publication decisions.

3. Other Lawful Sources

FIJC may receive additional lawful sources of funding related to academic publishing activities, provided that such sources are transparent and do not compromise editorial integrity.

Advertising Policy

FIJC currently prioritizes scholarly communication and does not allow advertising that may interfere with academic independence.

If advertisements are accepted in the future, FIJC will ensure that:

  • Advertisements are clearly distinguished from editorial content.

  • Advertising does not influence manuscript selection, peer review, or editorial decisions.

  • Advertisements are relevant to the academic community.

  • Advertisers have no control over published content.

  • The placement of advertisements does not compromise the credibility of the journal.

The Editorial Board maintains full responsibility for all editorial content.

Marketing and Promotion Policy

FIJC promotes its published research and journal activities through ethical and transparent communication channels.

Marketing activities may include:

  • Dissemination of published articles through academic networks.

  • Promotion through the official journal website and social media platforms.

  • Collaboration with universities, research institutions, and academic communities.

  • Distribution of calls for papers and publication announcements.

  • Participation in academic events, conferences, and scholarly forums.

Ethical Marketing Principles

FIJC ensures that all promotional activities:

  • Provide accurate and verifiable information.

  • Do not make misleading claims regarding journal reputation, indexing status, impact, or acceptance rates.

  • Do not guarantee publication acceptance.

  • Do not pressure researchers to submit manuscripts.

  • Respect academic integrity and professional communication standards.

Editorial Independence

Financial considerations, advertising activities, sponsorships, and marketing strategies shall never influence:

  • The selection of manuscripts.

  • The peer-review process.

  • Editorial decisions.

  • Publication schedules.

  • Research evaluation standards.

All manuscripts are evaluated based on academic quality, originality, relevance, methodological rigor, and contribution to the field of communication studies.

Transparency Commitment

FIJC is committed to maintaining transparent publishing practices and regularly reviewing its financial, advertising, and marketing policies to ensure compliance with international standards of ethical scholarly publishing.

The journal believes that maintaining independence between financial interests and editorial decisions is essential to preserving trust among authors, reviewers, readers, and the global academic community.