About the Journal
Publisher
Royallite Global.
Sources of Support
Article Processing Charges
Peer Review
REVIEW PROCESS
All research articles published in a Hybrid Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies undergo full peer review, key characteristics of which are listed below:
? All research articles are reviewed by at least two suitably qualified experts. ? All publication decisions are made by the journals’ Editors-in-Chief on the basis of the reviews provided.
? Members of the international Editorial Boards lend insight, advice and guidance to the Editors-in-Chief generally and to assist decision making on specific submissions.
Managing Editors and Editorial Assistants provide the administrative support that allows Hybrid Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies to maintain the integrity of peer review while delivering rapid turnaround and maximum efficiency to authors, reviewers and editors alike.
? Hybrid Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies additionally benefit through the manuscript referral process from the high quality peer review conducted by established journals.
Publication Scheduling
This journal publishes quarterly.
General
Archiving: LOCKSS
Legal Deposit: Kenya National Library Services (KNLS)
OWNERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
Hybrid Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies is owned by Royallite Global, part of Royallite Publishers Limited, a company registered in Kenya. Registration number BN/2015/382010.
Article Processing Charges
The Article Publishing Charge for Hybrid Journal of Literary and Culture Studies is $500 (USD). This covers the costs of the peer-review process, copyediting, typesetting, publication on our website, marketing, and indexing in major databases. To ensure the integrity of peer review, our team of editors and reviewers receive no information about payments at any stage.
Once your article is accepted after peer review, the billing party will receive an invoice which outlines the Article Publishing Charge (APC) that was pledged on submission, the payment terms and how to pay. Depending on your location, these charges may be subject to local taxes.
Researchers based in less economically developed countries are able to apply for waivers and discounts to allow them to publish in this journal. Corresponding authors based in low-income countries, as categorized by the World Bank, may be eligible for a full waiver of the APC. However, this journal currently have waiver policy for the following countries: Zimbabwe, Uganda, Iran and Nigeria.
Discretionary APC waivers will be considered on a case-by-case basis at the point of submission; requests made during the review process or after acceptance will not be considered. To ensure the integrity of peer review, our team of editors and reviewers receive no information about payments at any stage.
As part of our initiative to fight dangerous diseases, articles which use literature or cultural aspect to fight such disease which includes HIV/AIDS and Cancer will receive full funding by the journal.
Your institution may be part of the Royallite Global pre-payment membership scheme, which also covers open access publications. In case your institution is part of the scheme, then the full cost of Open Access publishing may already be covered.
If your institution is not part of the pre-payment scheme, don’t worry! Many institutions have allocated funds to support the cost of Open Access publishing for their staff and most funding bodies will allow authors to use part of their research grant to cover the cost of publishing charges. All authors considering open access publishing should talk to their librarian and faculty about the availability of support.
