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Need APC funding for your research article?

Check if your preferred journal is included in the ONOS APC-supported journal list.

Scenario 1: Have a manuscript, but not yet identified a journal?
Choose a suitable journal from the ONOS APC-supported journal list. Once your manuscript is accepted for publication, apply for ONOS APC support.

Please note: Full-text access to a journal through ONOS does not necessarily mean it is eligible for APC support. Before submitting your manuscript, you may verify the journal’s APC eligibility with JNCASR Library.

Scenario 2: Have an accepted manuscript in an ONOS APC-supported journal?
Apply Now! for APC support.

APC is paid by ONOS-Inflibnet directly to the publisher. Authors need not pay.

Who is eligible

All four of the following conditions must be met:

• The applicant is the first author or corresponding author of the article.
• The manuscript has been accepted for publication (documentary evidence required).
• The journal is listed on the official ONOS APC Support page.
• APC is not being paid from any other source — funding agency, project grant, or any other Indian or international institution.

How the process works

Step 1: Register as an Author

To apply for APC support, the first or corresponding author from JNCASR must first register on the ONOS APC portal at https://www.onos.gov.in/apc and submit the APC waiver request along with the required documents. As the workflow and portal interface are updated from time to time, please refer to the official ONOS APC pages for the latest step-by-step process and screenshots:

• ONOS APC Support page — official process & guidelines
• APC Help Manual (PDF) — detailed user guide for the portal

Step 2: Upload the required documents

Documents to upload

1. Acceptance letter from the publisher.
2. Invoice/proforma invoice from the publisher, raised in the ONOS billing details (see below).
3. Author Declaration form, signed by all authors, in the ONOS prescribed format, with endorsement from the Head of the Institution (i.e., President, JNCASR).

Invoicing & billing details

The publisher’s invoice/proforma invoice must be issued in the name and address of ONOS, as shown below. Please share these details with your publisher and obtain a revised invoice if required.