Publication fees & waivers

The publication of papers submitted to Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (UJPSR) incurs an article processing fee (APC) of Rs. 1500 (INR) for Indian Authors & $50 (US Dollar) for Foreign Authors. Authors from SAARC countries can pay in Indian Currency. The APC is to be deposited only after the submitted paper is accepted for publication. There is no fee for submission of manuscript, similarly Readers too do not need to pay any fee. UJPSR is an open access, peer reviewed journal. 

APC can be directly transferred to bank account via online transfer or wire transfer. Following is the bank account details

Account Name Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
Account Number 35374311818
Bank Name State Bank of India
Branch Name Majhitar, Sikkim
IFSC Code SBIN0009034
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Waiver of Article Processing Charge

Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (UJPSR) do not want fees to prevent the publication of worthy work. UJPSR also maintains a fund to waive the fee for authors in developing parts of the world whose university or institute is unable to pay, or who have not received sufficient financial support from funding agencies.

We offer a complete or partial/full fee waiver on a case-by-case basis for individual authors or author groups from countries in the developing world, but only if the request for a waiver has been sent to editorujpsr@gmail.com after submission of the manuscript.

The corresponding author must send the following information in the letter of request, together with any supporting documents:

  • Manuscript title
  • Names and titles of all authors
  • Institutional affiliations of all authors
  • Type of waiver requested: Partial (indicate the amount you can pay in INR/USD) or Full
  • Reason for waiver application

Applications that do not contain this information will not be evaluated. The decision of Board member will be informed to author. The decision of Editor-in-Chief will be final and cannot be challenged