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We offer a range of options to make sure that everyone can publish open access, including open access agreements, individual author charges, and discounts and waivers. We have outlined all of the details below, so you can choose to publish open access with confidence.

Open access agreements

Our agreements allow you to publish gold open access in our journals without paying an APC, and also give you complete access to our journal library. Find out more about open access agreements.

What are article processing charges (APCs)?

Article processing charges (APCs) cover the cost of publishing open access in our journals. We do not charge submission fees, and APCs are only payable if you are publishing gold open access and your manuscript has been accepted for publication. The administration team who handle payments is not involved in the peer review of your manuscript in any way. 

APCs cover our publishing operations, including: 

• journal development 
• digital development and management 
• commissioning content 
• peer review administration 
• production of articles (copy-editing, typesetting) 
• content marketing 
• customer service 

APCs may not apply if your institution has an open access agreement in place with us. They also don’t apply if you are submitting to Chemistry Education Research and Practice, our diamond open access journal. 

Everything we do is to support and champion the chemical science community. As a not-for-profit organisation, any surplus is put back into the organisation to fund outreach and development activities.

APCs for our journals

* Discounted to £1,100 for authors from India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. APC waived for  countries. 

** Discounted to £1,425 for authors from India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. APC waived for  countries

• Applicable tax will be added to the stated price.
• Å·ÃÀAV member discount does not apply to the reduced rate countries (India, Indonesia, and the Philippines).

Refunds

We may, at our discretion, refund an APC or offer a credit towards future open access publication.

APCs will not be refunded when articles are retracted as a result of author error or misconduct.

Who pays for APCs?

If your institution does not have an open access agreement with us, in many cases, the funding body providing the grant for your research will pay for the APC. They may have certain requirements on how and where you publish and archive your work. This might be a mandate or an expectation to publish open access, but it’s important you comply with these requirements to secure future funding. We recommend checking funders’ policies by visiting your institution’s library and funding body webpages. 

Resources for funders' open access policies:

• (the Registry of Open Access Repositories Mandatory Archiving Policies)

APC waivers and discounts

If you are based in a country classified as Group A or Group B by , and you are the corresponding author, you are eligible to receive a full APC waiver in our gold open access journals. And if your manuscript is accepted for publication, the APCs will be automatically waived under the Research4Life scheme.

Alternatively, if you do not fall into Group A or Group B, and you don’t have funding to pay for the APCs, you may apply for a discount or waiver on acceptance. These requests are assessed on a case-by-case basis. You might also be asked to supply details of your country of residence, as well as those of your co-authors’, and the location the research was conducted in, as well as supporting documentation to show you have no access to institutional funds to cover the APC.

You can be reassured that the open access payment process is handled by a team that is not involved in the peer review process. This is to ensure complete independence from editorial decisions. Lastly, information on how the publication charge is covered will always be kept confidential.

Am I eligible for a discount as an Å·ÃÀAV member?

Corresponding authors who are members of the Å·ÃÀAV are eligible for a 15% discount on APCs. To claim the discount, please include your membership number in the online application form when requested to do so.

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