Notice to Authors: New Article Processing Charge (APC) Policy

The Editorial Office of Mechanics of Advanced Composite Structures (MACS) announces that, in accordance with the publishing policy of Semnan University Press, an Article Processing Charge (APC) will apply to all manuscripts submitted on or after August 15, 2026.

 

The APC is 400 USD for non-Iranian corresponding authors and 20,000,000 IRR for Iranian corresponding authors. The APC is charged only for manuscripts accepted for publication. There are no submission fees, no peer-review charges, and no fees for rejected manuscripts.

 

Authors may request a partial or full APC waiver, subject to the approval of the Editorial Board. Waiver requests should be sent to ghasemi@semnan.ac.ir.

 

For more information, please refer to the journal's Publication Charge Policy.