Editorial Cost

Maintaining and managing a scientific journal involves a series of essential operational costs to ensure its editorial quality, continuity, and visibility within the academic community. These editorial costs cover both the journal’s operational expenses and essential outsourced services required for its functioning. These fees are meticulously calculated to include: electronic journal hosting (Domain and Hosting), technical updates to the OJS (Open Journal Systems) web portal, costs for assigning Digital Object Identifiers (DOI), text layout and design (PDF, HTML, ePub, and XML), as well as other critical elements for academic dissemination (indexing services) and verification of artificial intelligence (AI) usage in manuscripts. In addition, these funds support the issuance of certificates and the implementation of advanced tools for verifying the originality of published content.

In line with the open access model and following the Golden Route established in the Budapest Open Access Initiative during the World Conference on Science for the Twenty-First Century (organized by UNESCO–ICSU, June 26 to July 1, 1999), RTED implements a scheme based on editorial costs to cover the operational expenses of publication. Under this approach, the expenses associated with the production, editing, and dissemination of scientific articles in open access are covered through an Article Processing and Editing Charge (APC), ensuring the sustainability of the editorial process and the free availability of knowledge to the global community.

Ownership and Funding

The Revista Tecnológica-Educativa Docentes 2.0 is owned by Grupo DOCENTES 2.0 C.A. and is funded through APC payments and its resources.

Cost Structure by Number of Authors

This contribution applies to all contributors, whether academic, administrative, teaching, student, or researcher. The number of authors varies according to the number of authors, with a maximum of seven (7) authors per article. Please refer to the following table for specific details:

Number of authors Price
1 Author 99.99 USD
2 Authors 129.99 USD
3 Authors 169.99 USD
4 Authors 199.99 USD
5 Authors 269.99 USD
6 Authors 329.99 USD
7 Authors 429.99 USD

* Includes Arbitration: typographical correction, style, layout, and data conservation in the LOCKSS, DOI system, Layout and design of texts (PDF, HTML, ePub, and XML Jats).

Refund Policy

Once the peer review process has begun and the APC has been paid, no refunds will be issued under any circumstances, even if the article is not accepted for publication or is withdrawn by the author. This is because the payment covers editorial costs incurred from the start of the process, such as reviewer assignment, evaluation, orthotypographic correction, style editing, partial layout, and administrative management.

RTED does not provide financial compensation to individuals who contribute their work for publication. Once an article has been evaluated and confirmed to meet all requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, an email will be sent with instructions for payment.

Waivers or Discounts

The Revista Tecnológica-Educativa Docentes 2.0 offers APC waivers and discounts only to educational institutions and universities with which there is a formal collaboration agreement.
To request a waiver or discount, the institution must send supporting documentation and a valid agreement to: [email protected] before the editorial process begins.

Services Included in the APC

Orthotypographic Correction:

  • Spelling errors.

  • Transpositions or omissions of characters.

  • Inappropriate or inconsistent use of quotation marks.

  • Syntactic and grammatical errors.

  • Accentuation errors, incorrect use of abbreviations and symbols, or mistakes in writing numbers and measurements.

  • Incorrect application of capitalization, italics, bold, small caps, superscripts, and subscripts.

  • Punctuation errors (ellipsis, dialogue dashes, parentheses, etc.).

  • Incorrect spacing (indents, alignment issues).

  • Incorrect paragraph formatting and punctuation in citations.

Style Editing:

  • Ensure correct use of verb tenses.

  • Fill in omissions (adding missing terms and removing unnecessary ones).

  • Eliminate vocabulary errors and inaccuracies.

  • Adapt the text to the publisher’s template.

Data Preservation:

RTED uses the LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) system to create a distributed storage system among participating libraries, enabling the creation of permanent archives for preservation and restoration purposes.

DOI (Digital Object Identifier):

A DOI is a way of identifying a digital object (e.g., a journal article, an e-book chapter) regardless of its URL, ensuring that even if the URL changes, the object retains the same identifier. Additionally, it links to academic references. RTED is a member of Crossref to provide a stable source of information on the digital objects generated by the journal.

Layout:

RTED defines layout as the professional presentation of the article to the public in the following formats: PDF, HTML, XML, and ePub, ensuring a high-quality professional appearance.

Process Deadlines

Once the APC is paid:

  • The author has a maximum of 5 months to submit the corrections requested by the first reviewer.

  • The author has a maximum of 1 year to complete the entire editorial process.

Failure to meet these deadlines may result in the rejection of the article.

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