In fact, the page fee should be said to be the audit fee and editing fee. It shouldn't be called a page fee.
Many top magazines in the United States also charge fees, which are directly called audit and editing fees.
The invited judges come from all over the world, so people can't be busy in vain. Some professors and experts pay thousands of dollars an hour to give speeches, and only tens of dollars an hour to review manuscripts for authors. In fact, it is not worth the loss, which needs to be paid;
Editorial technicians can't work for you for nothing, but also pay;
Publishing and printing also did not say that publishing houses and printing houses are not relief agencies, and the world's scientific and technological undertakings cannot be busy in vain. So there is a charge.
It is normal to charge for goods. If someone says I don't charge for publishing articles, I'm high-end-but your articles have no readers. Some publications rely on magazine advertisements or administrative appropriations and taxpayers' money.
Where is a free lunch in the world?
Please contact the editorial department directly. It doesn't matter to pay the fee.