Book Processing Charges (BPCs)

Swami Vivekananda University Press (SVUP) is committed to making high-quality academic and scholarly books freely accessible to the global research community. In alignment with our mission and the values of Swami Vivekananda Educational Foundation, SVUP does not charge any Book Processing Charges (BPCs) at any stage of the publishing workflow.

Our publishing model ensures that authors, editors, and contributors can disseminate their work widely without financial barriers. This includes complete support throughout the editorial, peer-review, production, and distribution processes. SVUP’s commitment to no-cost publishing is designed to promote equality, transparency, and accessibility in academic book publishing.

What We Cover at No Cost?

SVUP fully supports authors in the following areas, free of charge:

• Editorial review and quality assessment
• Double-blind peer review
• Copyediting and language refinement
• Typesetting, layout, and design
• ISBN allotment and metadata management
• Online hosting and open-access distribution
• Long-term digital preservation

SVUP is dedicated to enabling a publishing environment where authors focus entirely on the quality of their work without financial constraints. All published works are released under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) License, encouraging wide dissemination while protecting authors’ rights against commercial reuse.