For Authors
DAPresses provides rigorous and value-adding editorial processes to ensure quality publications whilst making them visible and available to readers across the globe. This work requires significant effort from editorial board members and DAPresses staff, yet our mission remains to make publishing actionable, affordable, achievable, and accessible.
In line with UNESCO Open Science, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) policy, DAPresses prioritises widening access for academics, researchers, scholars, and students, including those in low and medium income countries based on the World Bank GNI classification.
Quick reference
Current offer
50% APC discount for all authors
Applies across all listed currencies until 31st December 2026.
When APCs apply
Desk review and peer review are free. APCs become payable only after acceptance for publication.
Journals covered
Dialogic STEM Journal (DSTEM)
EISSN: 3141-2122
Dialogic Society Journal (DSJ)
EISSN: 3141-2130
Publishing access and affordability
DAPresses goes the extra mile to support and publish people with original and novel research outputs from countries where governments, institutions, and grant funders do not support researchers with Article Processing Charges. For country grouping context, see the World Bank country and lending groups reference.
Desk Review by the Editor-in-Chief, Sectional Editor Leads, and peer review by experts are free of charge.
Written feedback is provided to the corresponding author to support improvement of the manuscript or the research process.
APCs are requested only when a manuscript has been accepted for publication.
A 50% discount applies to all authors and all currencies until 31st December 2026.
APC band
For authors in countries classified by the World Bank within the low and medium income groups.
Full APC
N200,000 or GBP 400 or USD 400 or EUR 400
Discounted APC
N100,000 or GBP 200 or USD 200 or EUR 200
A discount of 50% applies till 31st December 2026.
APC band
For authors in countries classified within the high income group.
Full APC
N500,000 or GBP 500 or USD 500 or EUR 500
Discounted APC
N250,000 or GBP 250 or USD 250 or EUR 250
A discount of 50% applies till 31st December 2026.
