Fee

Birat Journal of Health Sciences (BJHS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access medical journal published by Birat Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Nepal.

Article Processing Charge (APC)

The proposed Article Processing Charge (APC) is USD 90 per accepted article.

The fee supports editorial administration, manuscript processing, copyediting, formatting, online publication, and journal maintenance.

Payment Policy

  • Publication Fee: USD 90 per accepted article.

  • Submission Fee: No fee.

  • Peer Review Fee: No fee.

  • Payment Timing: After final manuscript acceptance.

  • Access: All published articles are freely accessible online.

  • Editorial Independence: Payment does not guarantee manuscript acceptance or influence peer-review decisions.

Fee Waiver Policy

Authors experiencing financial difficulties may request a full or partial APC waiver. Waiver requests will be evaluated according to the journal's approved policies.

Refund Policy

Refund requests relating to duplicate payments, incorrect transactions, or publication cancellation will be considered according to the journal's Refund Policy.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright of their work. Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

BJHS is committed to maintaining transparency, affordability, and ethical standards in scholarly publishing.