Publishing Fees

Sustainable, transparent, and academically focused—our publishing fees support high-quality open-access scholarship.

Sustainable BPCs and CPCs

Siksha O Anusandhan Press adopts a future-oriented and sustainable model to support universal access to knowledge. Our Book Processing Charges (BPCs) and Chapter Processing Charges (CPCs) are structured to maintain high-quality publishing while ensuring affordability for authors and institutions.

All publications are released under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International License, enabling readers to freely read, download, print, and share the work for any lawful non-commercial purpose.

What the Fees Cover

  • Web hosting and platform maintenance
  • Editorial management and peer review
  • Professional formatting and typesetting
  • Indexing and metadata generation
  • Marketing and global dissemination
  • Permanent archiving and digital preservation
  • DOI registration and post-publication support

Fees are charged only after a submission is reviewed and formally recommended for publication.

Waiver Policy

Siksha O Anusandhan Press offers a supportive waiver system to ensure equitable access:

  • Authors from Lower-Middle Income and Low-Income countries may apply for up to 50% fee waiver.
  • Waiver requests must be submitted at the time of manuscript submission.
  • Fees may be paid using grants or institutional funding.

Book Prices (BPCs)

Category Approx. Pages Approx. Words Price (USD / BDT With Waiver)
Monographs, Thesis Monographs, Research/Survey Reports 100 25,000 – 35,000 USD 600 / BDT 25,000
Monographs, Thesis Monographs, Research/Survey Reports 150 37,000 – 47,000 USD 800 / BDT 35,000
Monographs, Thesis Monographs, Research/Survey Reports 200 50,000 – 60,000 USD 1,000 / BDT 43,000

Notes:

  • Prices include professional formatting, cover design, typesetting, DOI, and editorial support.
  • All books are published as open access.
  • Optional services (marketing, global dissemination, PDF distribution) are available on request.
  • Price includes 10 printed copies (courier charges extra).
  • Waiver policy applies in countries such as Bangladesh and India.

Chapter Processing Charges (CPCs)

Word Count BDT (Digital Only) BDT (Digital + 2 Hard Copies) USD (International)
Up to 3,000 words4,0005,00075 USD
3,001 – 4,500 words4,5005,50085 USD
4,501 – 6,000 words5,0006,00095 USD
6,001 – 7,500 words5,5006,500110 USD
7,501 – 9,000 words6,0007,000125 USD
9,001 – 10,500 words6,5007,500140 USD
10,501 – 12,000 words7,0008,000155 USD
12,001 – 13,500 words7,5008,500170 USD
13,501 – 15,000 words8,0009,000185 USD

Notes:

  • All chapters are published open access for global readership.
  • 2 hard copies included (shipping extra).
  • Prices include formatting, cover design, typesetting, and editorial review.
  • Optional services (marketing, DOI assignment, dissemination) available on request.