Note: Critical Theory will charge an Article Processing Charge (APC) of GBP 500 for the publication of an article temporarily. The APC will be adjusted later based on the development of the journal. We will make a notification here when the time comes.

The Critical Theory (CT) is an open-access journal under Porcelain Press. All articles published in CT can be freely accessed from the journal's website. To ensure contents are freely available and maintain publishing quality, Article Processing Charges (APC) are levied on all authors whose papers are accepted for publication after peer review to cover the costs incurred in manuscript processing, such as copy-editing, typesetting, publishing, content depositing and archiving processes. Articles that do not require peer review such as letters, editorials, corrigenda, and addenda will be published free of charge. For more details, please refer to Porcelain Press Article Processing Charges.

In CT, withdrawal of a submission refers to the removal of a new submission, a paper currently under peer-review, an accepted paper, or an Article in Press from the online submission system. In the event that authors insist to withdraw a submission on unethical and unreasonable grounds (see the following mentioned *unethical and unreasonable reasons*), a submission withdrawal fee at 30% of the prevailing Article Processing Charge will be levied on the authors. Submission withdrawal is also possible for accepted papers that have not been formally published, including the newly accepted papers and Articles in Press. Authors should note that any amounts of paid Article Processing Charge will not be refunded if their accepted papers or Articles in Press are withdrawn on the grounds of academic misconduct and ethical violations in research and publication.

APC Waiver and Discount Policy, please contact journal Editorial Office.

APC Refund Policy：

Porcelain Press will refund the paid APC if an article fails to be published due to an error made by the publisher. The paid APC will only be refunded if a correction to the error is not executed within 30 days of publication.

Please contact the editor if an error requiring our immediate attention surfaces (CT@ppipress.com).

APCs will not be refunded if articles are retracted due to the author's error or misconduct.

In the event that authors insist to withdraw a submission on unethical and unreasonable grounds, a submission withdrawal fee at 30% of the prevailing Article Processing Charge will be levied on the authors. In general, the editors of Porcelain Press consider the following *unethical and unreasonable reasons* of withdrawing a submission:

1. Unaware of the Article Processing Charge payable after paper acceptance (or reluctant to pay Article Processing Charge).Authors are advised to find out the publication fees associated with the journal before making a decision to submit. It is unethical to submit and proceed with the editorial process for a submission under consideration for publication if authors do not have plans of paying the Article Processing Charge upon acceptance.
2. Do not want to make all research data or findings available to the journal.Before a submission is made, authors are responsible to check whether the research data or findings presented in manuscript are compatible with their desired journal and/or type of submission they intend to make. There are no defined criteria as to how much data or findings should be published in a paper but it is our belief that studies in scientific and technological principles take sufficient data to make precise and accurate interpretation from experiments. Thus, it is in authors' best interest to provide, present and publish all relevant data and findings.
3. Wanting to submit to a higher- or lower-impact journal. It's the authors' responsibility to vet the journal background before making a decision to submit. Making a submission to the journal is comparable to admitting that the quality and standard of the submission match with that of the journal.