Revenue Sources and Publication Charges

Revenue sources

This journal provides immediate open access to its content to all readers and authors on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. The journal sources of revenue come from institutional support from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ‘Article Publication Charges’ upon acceptance of the manuscript to cover the cost of editorial process, peer review and timely publication, and occasional adverting.

Article Publication Charges

With effect from November 2025, all new submission will be subjected to ‘Article Publication Charges’ upon acceptance of the manuscript.

i) Malaysian authors MYR 300
ii) International authors USD100

There are 3 payment methods:

  1. Cash payment
    For cash payments, authors within Malaysia may make payment directly to the UKM Press account as follows:

    Bank Account No.: 98945110401000 (normal transfer)
    Bank Name: CIMB
    Beneficiary Name: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

    Authors are kindly requested to provide proof of payment, full name, and full address for the purpose of issuing the official receipt. The proof of payment must be sent to UKM Press (it may be sent to me) so that we may issue an instruction letter to the Bursary for the official receipt to be generated.
    Please note that an invoice will not be issued after a cash payment has been made.

    For overseas authors, cash payment may be made directly via Flywire using the following link:

    https://landing-pages.flywire.com/landing/ukm-national

    Authors are kindly requested to indicate that the payment is for JUUM.
    Please note that an invoice will not be issued after a cash payment has been made.

  2. Payment by UKM authors using faculty or grant allocation
    If the author is from UKM and chooses to make payment using faculty funds or an available grant, an inter-departmental charge will apply. For this purpose, we require the author’s allocation/grant number and a declaration/confirmation letter from the Project Leader approving the use of the grant. Please ensure that the letter states the Grant Number, Amount, and Purpose of Payment. Kindly email these documents to us so that we may process the inter-departmental charge through the iFast system.

  3. Payment by authors from other institutions (outside UKM) using their institution’s allocation
    For authors from other institutions (outside UKM) who are using their institution’s funds, an invoice will be issued. However, before the invoice can be issued by the UKM Bursary, we must first issue a quotation to the paying party. Therefore, we require the following information: the name and address of the recipient of the quotation, the payment amount, and the purpose of payment.

    After the author receives the quotation from us, an Official Purchase Order (issued by the bursary/finance office of the author’s institution) or an Article Order Letter without an Official Purchase Order (issued by the author if their bursary does not issue an Official Purchase Order) must be prepared and sent to us for the purpose of invoice issuance. The invoice received may then be forwarded to the institution’s bursary/finance office for payment processing.