What is the APC publishing charge?
APC stands for article publishing charge. These charges are paid by you, your institution or funding bodies, to fund open access publication of articles. Please note: some journals are fully open access journals and if you submit your article to such a journal the APC needs to be paid. Read more about open access journals . Open access publication fees for Elsevier titles or APCs, are journal-specific and range from 500 – 5000 US dollars.It’s free to publish your article in a subscription journal, but there are fees for publishing open access articles. You’ll need to check the open access fees for the journal you choose.ACS Omega is a fully open access journal, with all content published under an open access license. There is therefore no subscription charges and no charge to access, read, and download articles published in the journal.
Why is APC so expensive?
A general rule of thumb goes that the higher the journal’s profile, the higher the APC. For well-known journals, it’s mostly the prestige of the publication that impacts the price. Publication charges apply after the article has been accepted, in contrast to submission fees that are paid before the peer-review process. Authors pay a one-time Article Processing Charge (APC) to cover the costs of peer review administration and management, the professional production of articles in PDF and other formats, the dissemination of published papers in various venues, and other publishing functions.BMJ journals levy an Article Processing Charge (APC) in order to make your work open access. APCs vary by journal so please refer to the individual journal website for more details. The BMJ, our flagship journal, charges an APC on acceptance of your research paper. Visit The BMJ’s open access page for more information.