Do all open access journals charge fees?

Contrary to how things may appear, Open Access publication does not have a zero cost attached to it. Many “Golden Road” journals charge the authors or the institutions to which they are affiliated, or even the funding agencies a publication fee which is known as an article processing charge.

Do authors pay for open access journals?

Authors have three options for making their articles open access: The journal does not charge any access fees, but the major journals typically have a publication fee to be paid the author. Fees vary widely, but range from $1,000-$2,500 for the top open access journals.

Is Elsevier publication free?

All articles in open access journals which are published by Elsevier have undergone peer review and upon acceptance are immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download.

How much are open access fees?

Generally the range is between $2000-$3000, though there are a few very expensive journals such as Cell ($5000), The EMBO Journal ($5200) and Nature Communications (£3300). The average open access article processing charge the Open Access Service pays is £2147.

What is gold open access publication fee?

Gold open access publication fees for Elsevier titles are article publishing charges, are journal-specific and range from 500 – 5000 US dollars.

Who pays open access fee?

When submitting an article to a Wiley Open Access journal, the submitting author must agree to pay the publication charge minus any eligible discount (or request a waiver).

How much do publishers charge for open access?

The largest open-access publishers – BioMed Central and PLoS – charge $1,350-2,250 to publish peer-reviewed articles in many of their journals, although their most selective offerings charge $2,700-2,900.

What is open access publication fee?

Since open access publication does not charge readers, there are many financial models used to cover costs by other means. Open access can be provided by commercial publishers, who may publish open access as well as subscription-based journals, or dedicated open-access publishers such as Public Library of Science (PLOS) and BioMed Central. Another source of funding for open access can be institutional subscribers.

What is the author fee for open access publication?

Publication fees. These fees, charged by certain open access journals post-acceptance, are also known as author publishing charges or article processing charges (APCs) and range from $8-3,900. APCs may be driven down by submission fees, particularly among open access journals with high rejection rates.

How to access academic journals?

Visit the library. Public libraries often subscribe to academic journals and anyone with a library card can read them.