Open access publishing does have its costs. Since Journal of Politics and Islamic Society (JPIS) does not have subscription charges for its research content, it can defray publishing costs from the Article Processing Charge (APC). This is because Journal of Politics and Islamic Society (JPIS) believes that the interests of the scientific community can best be served by an immediate, worldwide, unlimited, open access to the full text of research articles.
Every article submitted to Journal of Politics and Islamic Society (JPIS) will not have any 'Article Processing Charges'. This includes submitting, peer-reviewing, editing, publishing, maintaining and archiving, and allows immediate access to the full text versions of the articles.