1. Article Processing Charge（APC）

After the acceptance of the manuscript, the editorial office will charge the authors a accepted article processing charge based on the number of pages, the number of images, etc. to support the open access, which needs to be paid by the authors, the authors institutions, or the funded projects. The specific charges are as follows:

(1) Article processing charge: CNY 320 per page.

(2) Article processing charge with graphics: CNY 400 per page

According to the statistics of published articles in journals, the article processing charge of publishing each article in our journal is approximately CNY 3,000, and the highest fee charged does not exceed CNY 3,500.

(1) After the paper is upon first publication, the editorial department pays the author a remuneration. The Editorial Office will not pay authors any further royalties for any subsequent dissemination and publication of the paper in any other form.

(2) The remuneration of an article is CNY 30 per page.

3. Review Fee

Authors do not need to pay the review fee when submitting.

4. Publication Fee Waivers

(1) Review Fee: Review fees will be waived for all authors.

(2) Publication Fee: The Editorial Office offers publication fee waivers for authors from developing countries. The author can apply for a reduction or exemption of the publication fee if they face financial difficulties.

(3) Process: Authors should first contact the editorial office and fill out an application of publication fee waivers. They need to provide a detailed explanation of their financial difficulties. Once all authors have signed the application form, it is ready to be submitted. The application will be reviewed by the Editorial Office, and publication fees may be waived upon approval.