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Is paying money to expedite the publication of scientific articles or publishing them for a fee considered a bribe? And what is the ruling on someone who was forced to pay this money to obtain a certificate?

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Paying money for publication in scientific journals is not a bribe; rather, it is a fee or charges for publication, whether the fee is uniform or varies according to the speed of publication.

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