Article Processing Charges
International Journal of Amino Acids (IJAA) is fully open access. APCs support rigorous peer review, expert editorial oversight, and rapid dissemination of amino acid biochemistry, metabolism, and clinical applications.
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Simplest amino acidLeucine
Branched-chain essentialTryptophan
Aromatic precursorCysteine
Disulfide bondsAPC Value For Authors
Expert Biochemistry Review
Review by protein scientists and metabolic researchers who evaluate mechanistic rigor and clinical relevance.
Production Quality
Professional copyediting and layout ensure clear reporting of methods and outcomes.
Indexing And Visibility
APCs fund DOI assignment, metadata enrichment, and long term hosting for discoverability.
Standard APCs
APCs are billed only after acceptance and never influence editorial decisions.
- Original research and methods
- Metabolic and translational studies
- Peer review and editing
- DOI and indexing
- Systematic or narrative reviews
- Evidence syntheses
- Expert editorial oversight
- Global visibility
- Brief reports and notes
- Rapid communications
- Data notes
- Case insights
Amino Acid Research Supported
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IJAA considers waivers for authors without adequate funding, including early career researchers and teams in resource limited settings. Waiver decisions are independent of peer review.
Institutional Billing
Institutions can arrange APC coverage for departments or consortia. We provide invoices and documentation to support approvals.
Editorial Independence
Editors and reviewers assess manuscripts solely on scientific merit and clinical relevance regardless of payment status.
Billing Logistics
Invoices are issued after acceptance with flexible payment options for institutions and funders.
Funding Alignment
Confirm APC eligibility with your funder or institution and include required grant or cost center details in the acceptance response.
Invoice Support
We can provide itemized invoices and documentation for audits or reporting requirements.
IJAA invoices after acceptance. Waiver requests are evaluated independently from peer review to protect editorial integrity.
APC Planning
Confirm APC eligibility with your funder or institution early and provide any required grant or cost center details upon acceptance.
Invoice Support
We can provide itemized invoices and documentation to support institutional reporting or audit requirements.
Waiver Process
Waiver requests are assessed separately from peer review to preserve editorial independence and scientific integrity.
Payment Options
Institutional and funder payment options are available to streamline processing after acceptance.
APC Strategy For Research Teams
High quality publication planning starts before manuscript submission. For amino acid projects with multiple laboratories, designate an APC owner, confirm institutional approval rules, and align budget timing with expected acceptance windows. This prevents last minute invoice delays and protects publication speed after peer review completion. Teams that establish APC governance early usually move from acceptance to publication with fewer administrative interruptions and stronger schedule predictability.
What APCs Finance At IJAA
IJAA APCs support editorial screening, specialist peer review coordination, production editing, reference and metadata checks, DOI registration, and open access hosting. These functions directly influence discoverability, citation potential, and practical use of published amino acid evidence. Transparent APC structure helps authors understand publication value while maintaining strict editorial independence from payment status.
Funding And Compliance Readiness
If your institution requires purchase order references, tax details, or grant coding, share these requirements during final acceptance communication. Early alignment reduces invoice revision loops and supports faster production handoff. IJAA can provide documentation suitable for institutional audit and grant reporting workflows where publication spending transparency is mandatory.
Author Value Perspective
APC decisions should be evaluated against long term output quality, not only transaction cost. Well prepared open access publication improves readership diversity, accelerates citation visibility, and supports broader translational influence in biochemistry, nutrition, and clinical metabolism communities. For many research groups, predictable APC planning is a publication performance strategy, not just an administrative task.
Publication Positioning
High performing manuscripts do more than report findings. They define scientific context, explain practical relevance, and communicate methodological limits clearly. For amino acid research, this positioning helps readers translate biochemical observations into hypotheses, intervention design, and evidence based decision pathways. Clear positioning also improves indexing relevance and long term citation discoverability across interdisciplinary audiences.
Operational Reliability
Editorial efficiency depends on complete files, transparent declarations, and timely author responses during review and revision cycles. Teams that maintain structured communication and compliance discipline typically publish faster and with fewer technical queries. This reliability protects publication timelines, supports stronger production quality, and improves downstream confidence in the final scholarly record.
APC planning and documentation should be completed early to avoid acceptance stage delays.
For multicenter studies, assign one finance contact and one backup approver before submission. Early billing ownership avoids post acceptance delay and keeps production timelines stable.
Publication quality is strongest when methodological clarity, transparent data statements, and concise interpretation are aligned in a single narrative. This alignment improves reviewer confidence, reduces avoidable revision cycles, and supports long term discoverability across biochemistry, nutrition, and translational research audiences.
Ready To Submit To IJAA?
Choose your preferred submission route. For APC or waiver questions, email [email protected].
