Institutional infrastructure with clear, predictable pricing.
No agency retainers or hidden fees. We provide accessible, high-performance digital publishing infrastructure tailored to academic faculties, research institutes, and scholarly associations.
Clear, accessible pricing for academic journals.
Professional infrastructure designed to fit academic budgets, with zero hidden setup costs.
Journal Launch
Complete Digital Publishing Infrastructure
Everything needed to establish an authoritative, fully configured, and indexing-ready online academic journal platform.
Included Scope:
Article Publishing & Management
Ongoing Manuscript Support
Practical publishing assistance for editorial teams. We enter metadata, upload PDFs, assign issues, and conduct publishing checks.
Included Scope:
DOI Services & Workflows
Persistent Identifier Infrastructure
Assistance with establishing and managing persistent identifier workflows through appropriate registration infrastructure.
Included Scope:
Support, Migration & Infrastructure
Maintenance & Platform Evolution
Practical technical support, troubleshooting, OJS updates, legacy volume migration, and managed hosting assistance.
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Frequently Asked Pricing Questions
What is included in the ₦100,000 Journal Launch package?
The ₦100,000 setup covers the complete technical launch: professional journal website design, Open Journal Systems (OJS) installation and configuration, journal branding, article and issue structure, editorial workflow setup, mobile-responsive layout, SSL configuration, domain linking, basic SEO, OAI-PMH metadata feeds for indexing readiness, and launch onboarding support for your editorial team.
Is hosting included in the ₦100,000 launch fee?
No. To maintain complete transparency, hosting is paid separately. Client hosting is currently approximately ₦26,000/year per journal, paid directly by the client for their server/hosting account. We configure and deploy the journal onto your hosting environment at no extra setup charge.
Does Bincara guarantee Scopus, DOAJ, or Google Scholar indexing?
No ethical infrastructure provider can guarantee indexing, because academic indexing bodies evaluate editorial independence, peer-review quality, citation patterns, and editorial board composition. Bincara guarantees full *technical indexing readiness*—ensuring your platform provides structured metadata (Dublin Core, Highwire Press), OAI-PMH endpoints, persistent URLs, mobile accessibility, and correct crawler configuration required by Google Scholar, DOAJ, and international academic discovery networks.
How does the Article Publishing & Management service work?
When your editorial committee accepts a manuscript, our technical desk can assist by entering author metadata, uploading camera-ready PDF galleys, assigning papers to the appropriate issue and section, and performing pre-publication checks. This service typically costs between ₦1,000 and ₦1,200 per article, depending on layout complexity and volume.
Can Bincara migrate our past published papers from an old website or PDF folder?
Yes. If your journal has historical volumes on an older website, static PDF links, or institutional cloud storage, we provide journal migration services. We audit the archives, reconstruct metadata, organize the issue structure, and ensure past scholarly publications remain accessible and organized.
Does Bincara issue DOIs directly?
Bincara is not a DOI registration agency itself. Instead, we assist academic journals with establishing and managing their DOI workflows through appropriate international registration agencies such as Crossref, configuring automated XML deposits and metadata schemas within your OJS platform.
Detailed Setup Scope Breakdown
A transparent overview of deliverables and associated costs.
| Infrastructure Service / Deliverable | Commercial Terms | Implementation Details |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Journal Website | Included in Launch (₦100,000) | Institutional branding, editorial board presentation, author guidelines, and ethics statement. |
| Open Journal Systems (OJS) Platform | Included in Launch (₦100,000) | Full editorial platform configuration for submissions, blind peer review, and decision tracking. |
| Domain Configuration & SSL Security | Included in Launch (₦100,000) | Linking your institutional subdomain (e.g. journal.university.edu.ng) or custom domain with SSL. |
| Indexing Readiness & Metadata Feeds | Included in Launch (₦100,000) | Dublin Core tags, citation metadata feeds, and OAI-PMH endpoints for crawler discovery. |
| Editorial Staff Onboarding | Included in Launch (₦100,000) | Practical walk-through for Editors-in-Chief, Managing Editors, and journal secretaries. |
| Journal Web Hosting | ~₦26,000 / year (Paid separately) | Client hosting is paid directly by the client for their hosting account; Bincara deploys and configures it at no additional setup charge. |
| Article Publishing & Management | From ~₦1,000 / article | Optional operational service for metadata entry, PDF upload, issue assignment, and pre-publication checks. |
| DOI Services & Workflows | Custom pricing | Setting up automated Crossref deposit pipelines and metadata schema management. |
| Journal Migration & Back-Files | Custom pricing | Audit, extraction, and migration of legacy PDF volumes from old websites or cloud drives. |