Revenue Source

The Journal of Childhood Education is committed to maintaining transparency, academic integrity, and editorial independence in all aspects of its publication process. To support sustainable open-access dissemination while ensuring ethical publishing standards, the journal applies the following revenue and funding policy.

The primary financial support for the journal is provided by Universitas Prima Nusantara Bukittinggi as the official publisher. Institutional support covers core operational activities, including editorial management, peer-review administration, digital infrastructure, DOI registration, and long-term preservation systems. This institutional funding ensures that editorial decisions remain independent from commercial influence.

To maintain high publication quality and sustainable operations, the journal may implement Article Processing Charges (APC) in accordance with international open-access publishing practices. Any applicable APC is intended solely to support editorial workflow, plagiarism screening, copyediting, layout editing, and online publication services. Payment of APC does not influence editorial decisions, peer-review outcomes, or manuscript acceptance.

The journal does not accept funding from advertising, sponsorships, or commercial partnerships that could create conflicts of interest or compromise academic neutrality. Editorial policies, reviewer evaluations, and publication decisions are strictly based on scholarly merit, methodological rigor, and relevance to early childhood education research.

All revenue sources are managed transparently and are regularly reviewed to align with global best practices in scholarly publishing ethics. The journal ensures that financial considerations never interfere with peer-review integrity, editorial independence, or the scientific quality of published articles.