Free Publication and Author Charges Policy

MENTOR Revista de Investigación Educativa y Deportiva does not charge authors or their institutions any fees at any stage of the editorial or publication process.

Author Charges

The editorial and publication process is completely free of charge for authors.

MENTOR does not charge fees for:

  • manuscript submission;
  • editorial evaluation;
  • similarity screening;
  • peer review;
  • editorial processing;
  • copyediting;
  • language or translation review;
  • layout;
  • publication;
  • page number or article length;
  • use of color;
  • supplementary materials;
  • DOI assignment.

No article processing charges (APCs) are applied at any stage of the editorial or publication process.

Waivers and Discounts

Because MENTOR does not charge authors any fees, no waiver, discount, or fee-reduction policy applies.

Authors’ financial circumstances, institutional affiliation, nationality, or country of residence do not result in any charge associated with manuscript submission, evaluation, or publication.

Journal Funding

MENTOR Revista de Investigación Educativa y Deportiva is funded by the Colegio de Profesionales de Recreación, Actividad Física y Deporte (COLPRAFYD).

This funding supports the journal’s editorial and publication activities without transferring costs to authors.

The journal’s funding does not influence editorial decisions, which are made in accordance with MENTOR’s scientific, editorial, and ethical criteria.

Reader Access

Access to articles published by MENTOR is free and immediate.

Readers are not required to pay a subscription fee, make any payment, or register in order to access the full text of published articles.

Conditions governing access, reuse, and licensing are established in MENTOR’s Open Access Policy and Copyright and Licensing Policy.