A notification from the ministry of human resource development to the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) in July this year has stated that papers published in journals that levy an article-processing charge (APC) will not earn career advancement credits for their authors. complete article link - *https://tinyurl.com/y9ebvqvl <https://tinyurl.com/y9ebvqvl>* -- Regards Siva Shankar K -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.