Each article submitted to NTQR is subject to a submission fee of €45. If the article is accepted, a publication fee of €395 will also be charged.
These fees are essential to cover the costs associated with the journal’s editorial process, namely:
Submission Fee (€45)
The submission fee is intended to cover the administrative and technical costs associated with the initial stage of the editorial process, including:
Management and maintenance of the submission system (OJS platform);
Preliminary editorial review to verify the article’s suitability for the scope and scientific criteria of NTQR;
Verification of compliance with editorial standards and author guidelines;
Communication with authors during the initial screening phase.
This stage ensures that only manuscripts aligned with the journal’s scientific and editorial standards proceed to peer review.
Publication Fee (€395)
The publication fee covers the costs associated with the full editorial processing of the article after acceptance, including:
Coordination of the peer-review process, ensuring scientific rigour and academic quality;
Editorial management and technical-scientific follow-up until the final decision;
Technical editing, language revision and formatting according to international standards;
Preparation of metadata and DOI assignment;
Online publication in open access;
Digital archiving and preservation;
Indexing and compliance with quality standards required by international databases and indexers, including criteria associated with Scopus.
Submission Procedure
The submission fee must be paid prior to the manuscript's pre-evaluation. Only submissions with confirmed payment will undergo pre-evaluation, and authors will be informed whether the article will proceed to the review process or be rejected.
Authors have 15 days from the date of submission to make the payment. If payment is not completed within this timeframe, NTQR reserves the right to remove the submission from the system.
Important
This model ensures that NTQR continues to provide a rigorous and efficient editorial process aligned with the highest scientific standards.
New Trends in Qualitative Research (NTQR), published by Ludomedia, offers specific conditions to researchers holding an active individual Ludomedia membership, in accordance with the benefits established by the publisher.
Submission Fee Waiver
Ludomedia members benefit from a full waiver of the submission fee for articles submitted to NTQR, provided that their membership is active at the time of submission.
Ludomedia membership is individual, and the associated benefits are personal and non-transferable. They may not be used by third parties who do not hold a valid membership.
To benefit from the waiver, the member author must inform the NTQR editorial team of their membership status by contacting ntqr@ludomedia.org before paying the submission fee, so that eligibility can be verified and the benefit applied.
Publication Fee
The waiver granted to Ludomedia members applies exclusively to the submission fee and does not cover the publication fee (Article Processing Charge — APC). Therefore, if the article is accepted, the applicable publication fee remains payable, regardless of the author's Ludomedia membership status.
The current fee amounts are available on the NTQR «Submission and Publication Fees» page.
Editorial Independence
Ludomedia membership, exemption from the submission fee or payment of editorial fees does not confer any advantage in the scientific evaluation process or guarantee acceptance of an article.
All articles are subject to the same eligibility criteria, scientific quality standards, methodological rigour and research ethics requirements, regardless of their authors' membership status.
Reviewer selection, peer review and editorial decisions are conducted independently of the benefits associated with Ludomedia membership.