APC (Article Processing Charge) is a fee paid to publish a research article in a Gold Open Access journal after peer review and acceptance.
INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, under the Government of India's One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) programme, supports APCs for publishing research articles in 426 selected top-5% Q1 Gold Open Access journals.
- INFLIBNET pays the APC directly to the publisher on behalf of eligible authors.
- The scheme promotes open access, enhancing visibility, citations, and global impact of Indian research.
- IIT Guwahati is a participating institution (Institute Code: U-0053).
- APC support is available on a first-come, first-served basis subject to fund availability.
To be eligible for ONOS APC support, the applicant must satisfy all of the following:
- Must be a regular faculty member, research scholar, student, or Principal Investigator at IIT Guwahati at the time of submission of the manuscript.
- The applicant must be the first author OR the corresponding author of the article.
- The journal must be in the official ONOS APC eligible list (426 journals).
- The APC must not be paid by any other national (government or private) or international/multilateral institution, agency, or government.
- The APC must not be shown as a component in any project grant.
The ONOS APC programme covers 426 top-5% Q1 Gold Open Access journals across all disciplines.
- Browse the interactive journal list on this site — searchable by title, subject, publisher, and A–Z.
- Check the official ONOS list at onos.gov.in/APCTitles ↗.
If your target journal is not on this list, APC support under ONOS is not available for that article.
@iitg.ac.in) (5) ORCID ID (if available). Prepare a softcopy of all documents — the portal has a time limit.
Submit your manuscript to any eligible journal through the journal's submission portal. Complete the peer review process as required by the journal.
After the article is accepted for publication, inform the publisher that the APC will be paid directly by INFLIBNET Centre. Request a proforma invoice addressed to:
INFLIBNET Centre, An IUC of UGC
InfoCity, Gandhinagar – 382 007, Gujarat, India
GSTIN: 24AAATI1480J1ZS PAN: AAATI1480J1
The invoice must clearly include: Journal Name, Article title / Manuscript ID / DOI, Total APC Amount, and Publisher's bank / payment details.
Visit onos.gov.in/apc ↗. Fill in the registration form:
Full Name (as per AADHAAR), Gender, Designation, Department, ORCID ID, State, Institution Name (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati), Phone Number, and IIT Guwahati email.
Click Get OTP. An OTP is sent to your institutional email. Enter and confirm.
After OTP verification, fill in:
Article Title, Publication Name (select from dropdown), Currency & APC amount as per invoice, Research Funder (INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar), Article Type (Research Article), Date Submitted and Date Accepted, Last Date for APC Payment (from publisher), Publisher's Email and Contact Address, Main Subject Area (as per SCOPUS).
Add details for each author. Click the + button to add co-authors. For each author provide: Author Type (First / Corresponding / Significant Contributor / Other), Name as per AADHAAR and as per submitted article, Gender, ORCID ID, Nationality, Country of affiliating institution, Name of affiliating institution. Click Next when complete.
Assign contribution types to each author (Conceptualisation, Methodology, Data Collection, Formal Analysis, Writing — original draft, Writing — review & editing, Supervision, Funding Acquisition, etc.). Click Submit. The system sends notification emails to all authors and the ONOS Nodal Officer. The Nodal Officer at Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library verifies the applicant's bonafide status and approves on the ONOS admin portal.
After submission, go to Existing Submissions (Already Registered Author? → enter email → OTP). Click the View PDF icon to download the Declaration of Author's Contribution. Print the declaration and obtain:
1. Signatures of all co-authors
2. Signature & seal of the Dean of Academic Research (Endorsement from Head of Institution — see Section 5)
Scan the fully signed document as a single PDF.
Go to Existing Submissions → click Pending status to open the upload page. Upload these three documents:
| # | Document | What to Upload |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Signed Author Declaration | Fully signed & scanned Declaration of Author's Contribution (with Dean of Academic Research endorsement) |
| 2 | Acceptance Email / Letter | Email or letter from the journal confirming acceptance for publication (PDF) |
| 3 | APC Invoice / Proforma Invoice | Publisher's APC invoice showing the APC amount (PDF) |
| Stage | Action |
|---|---|
| ONOS / INFLIBNET Review | INFLIBNET reviews and accepts/rejects based on fund availability (first-come, first-served). |
| Payment | INFLIBNET pays the APC directly to the publisher's bank account. TDS is deducted as per Government of India rules. |
| Confirmation | Author receives email notification with payment details. After article is published, confirm publication on the ONOS portal. |
The Declaration of Author's Contribution (downloaded from the ONOS portal after submission) requires an Endorsement from the Head of Institution before it can be uploaded to complete the APC application.
The endorsement requires the signing authority to certify:
- (a) That the applicant author is a Bonafide full-time employee of this Institute / regular student of the Institute / researcher affiliated with the Institute (strike off whichever is not applicable).
- (b) That in case the applicant has to return the APC charge paid by ONOS and is not paying it within the time specified by ONOS, the Institute will recover the same from her/him and pay the same to ONOS.
Signature from Head of Institution with Office seal/stamp is mandatory.
Endorsement Workflow at IIT Guwahati:
| Step | Authority | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| 1st signature | All Co-Authors | Sign the declaration form |
| 2nd signature | Dean of Academic Research | HoI endorsement; sign with office seal/stamp |
- Acceptance letter or email from the journal (PDF)
- APC invoice / proforma invoice from publisher addressed to INFLIBNET Centre (PDF)
- Completed and signed Declaration of Author's Contribution (downloaded from ONOS portal, signed by all authors and Dean of Academic Research — scanned PDF)
- Institutional email ID (
@iitg.ac.in) for OTP verification - ORCID ID (if available — strongly recommended)
- AADHAAR-registered name of all IIT Guwahati authors
Authors shall be personally liable to return the entire amount of APC charges paid by ONOS, in addition to other administrative/legal action, if any of the following is found:
- The article is retracted by the journal.
- APC is paid by any other national (government or private) or international/multilateral institution, agency, or government.
- The APC is shown as a component in any project grant or funding.
In such cases, the Institute will recover the amount from the author as per the endorsement signed by the Dean of Academic Research.
| ONOS APC Portal | onos.gov.in/apc |
| ONOS APC Support Portal | onos.gov.in/apc-support |
| Check Eligible Journals | Journal List (this site) or onos.gov.in/APCTitles |
| ONOS APC Guidelines (Official) | Download PDF ↗ |
| ONOS APC Help Manual (Official) | Download PDF ↗ |
| ONOS Email Support | apcsupport@onos.gov.in |
| ONOS Phone Support | +91-79-2326 8246 |
| Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library, IIT Guwahati | librarian@iitg.ac.in |
| Institute Code (ONOS) | U-0053 |
| IIT Guwahati Signing Authority (HoI) | Dean of Academic Research |
| Payment Processing Time | ~15–20 working days |