Business Practices
AUTHOR FEES
Studia Theologica Transsylvaniensia does not charge submission fees, article processing charges (APCs), publication fees, or any other author-side costs associated with the submission, processing, or publication of manuscripts. As the journal does not charge author fees, it does not currently operate a waiver policy.
The absence of author fees does not influence editorial decision-making in any way.
Should the journal introduce author fees in the future, this will be communicated clearly, prominently, and in advance on the journal’s website.
BUSINESS MODEL AND REVENUE SOURCES
Studia Theologica Transsylvaniensia operates under a diamond open access model. This means that all content published in the journal is made immediately and freely available upon publication, while authors are not charged any submission or publication fees.
The journal is published with institutional support from the Roman Catholic Seminary of Alba Iulia and the Department of Roman Catholic Pastoral Theology, Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology, Babeș–Bolyai University.
The journal’s operation may also be supported by donations, grants, or sponsorship. Where a particular issue, activity, or publication receives external funding, this support is clearly disclosed in the front matter of the relevant publication and, where appropriate, indicated on the journal’s website as well.
The journal’s website provides transparent information on its ownership, institutional affiliations, and sources of support. Information on institutional support is available on the Ownership and Management page, while information on external supporters is available on the Supporters page.
Institutional and other financial support do not influence editorial decision-making or the journal’s academic independence in any way. Decisions concerning publication are based exclusively on scholarly merit, academic quality, and editorial criteria. See the Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.
ADVERTISING
The journal does not publish advertisements.
Should the journal accept advertising in the future, the relevant conditions will be set out in a separate policy.
DIRECT MARKETING
The journal’s communication is professionally grounded, appropriately targeted, and unobtrusive. It does not engage in aggressive, misleading, or intrusive manuscript solicitation, and it does not provide any information that could mislead authors or readers regarding the journal’s scope, operations, or peer-review practice.
