Author Fees

STEPX (Sustainable Technology, Energy, and Policy Exchange) is an open-access journal that does not charge any fees to authors at any stage of the publication process.

• No Submission Fee – Authors are not charged for submitting manuscripts.
• No Article Processing Charge (APC) – Accepted papers are published free of charge.
• No Publication Fee – There are no costs for layout, editing, or hosting.
• No Hidden Charges – The journal does not impose fees for figures, tables, color pages, or supplementary files.

By maintaining a zero-fee policy, STEPX ensures that financial barriers do not prevent the dissemination of high-quality research. All articles are published under an open access model, making knowledge freely accessible to readers worldwide without cost to authors or institutions.