Article Processing Charges (APCs) represent a critical component of the open-access publishing model, enabling journals such as the Journal of Smart Pedagogy and Education to maintain sustainable operations while ensuring unrestricted global access to scholarly research. The Copyright APC of IDR 200,000 (approximately USD 12–13 at current exchange rates) reflects a competitive and accessible pricing structure designed to facilitate knowledge dissemination across diverse academic institutions, particularly those in emerging economies.

This nominal fee covers comprehensive editorial services, peer-review coordination, copyediting, typesetting, digital archiving, and perpetual online accessibility, ensuring that published scholarship reaches a broad readership without financial barriers to access. The payment of this Article Processing Charge grants authors retained copyright ownership of their work while providing the journal with the necessary resources to implement rigorous quality-control mechanisms, maintain institutional repository systems, and support the infrastructure required for contemporary academic publishing. By adopting this transparent and moderate pricing model, the Journal of Smart Pedagogy and Education affirms its commitment to democratizing access to pedagogical innovations and educational research, thereby advancing scholarly exchange and contributing meaningfully to the global knowledge commons within the field of intelligent learning systems and transformative educational practice.