World Journal of Advance
The leading peer-reviewed journal for Pharmaceutical and Medical Research and Technology
The following refund policy applies to all payments made to WJAPS.
Once a manuscript is accepted, the Article Processing Charge (APC) is completely non-refundable.
APC cannot be refunded under any circumstance because editorial work, review, allocation of DOI, and technical processes begin immediately.
No refund after acceptanceIf an author accidentally makes a duplicate payment, the extra amount will be refunded after verification.
Refunds will be processed within 5–7 working days.
Refund within 5–7 daysIf any amount is deducted from the author's account due to a technical failure, the refund will be processed automatically by the payment gateway's system.
The journal is not responsible for such automatic refunds or delays.
Gateway handledIf the author withdraws the manuscript at any stage, no refund will be provided for the APC.
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