Article Processing Charges
One charge, one figure, payable only if a manuscript is accepted. Nothing is payable to submit, and the charge plays no part in the decision.
The charge
A single charge applies to every accepted article, whatever its type or length.
| Item | Amount | When |
|---|---|---|
| Article processing charge | USD 1,499 | Invoiced after acceptance |
| Submission | No charge | — |
| Peer review | No charge | — |
| Color figures | No charge | — |
| Supplementary files | No charge | — |
| Reader access | No charge | Free to read, no registration |
The figure above is the charge set by the publisher. Any tax that applies in the payer's jurisdiction is shown on the invoice. Authors who need a quotation before submitting should contact the editorial office.
What the charge covers
- Editorial handling, from screening through to decision.
- Peer review administration.
- Copy-editing, typesetting and proofing.
- Crossref DOI registration and metadata deposit.
- Permanent open access hosting, free to read without registration.
- Inclusion in the publisher's digital preservation arrangements.
Authors retain copyright and the article publishes under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Copyright and license.
Charges and editorial decisions
The charge is invoiced after a manuscript has been accepted. At no point before that does the editorial process take account of whether or how an author will pay.
- Decisions
- Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal.An author's ability to pay is not among them.
- Handling
- Paying, or being able to pay, does not affect the order in which a manuscript is handled, the reviewers assigned to it, or the time it takes.
- Visibility
- The charge buys publication and permanent open access. It does not buy promotion, placement or citation.
- Difficulty paying
- Authors who cannot meet the charge should write to the editorial office before submitting.Terms are settled case by case by the publisher's billing office, separately from the editorial process and after a decision has been taken on the science.
Invoicing and payment
- Acceptance. A decision is taken on the manuscript. Only then is an invoice raised.
- Invoice. The invoice goes to the corresponding author or to the institution or funder they nominate, with the detail needed for institutional payment.
- Payment. Payment is arranged with the publisher's billing office.Questions about an invoice, a purchase order or a funder arrangement go to [email protected].
- Production. Production proceeds and the article publishes with its DOI.
Withdrawing a manuscript
Authors should contact the editorial office promptly and wait for written confirmation before submitting the work elsewhere.
Manuscripts withdrawn within 3 days of submission are not subject to a withdrawal charge.
Manuscripts withdrawn more than 3 days after submission incur a withdrawal charge equal to 30% of the journal's APC.
Authors must receive official withdrawal confirmation before submitting the manuscript to another journal.
The full editorial terms are on the editorial policies page.
Related pages
- Submit a manuscript
- Instructions for Authors
- Editorial Policies
- Copyright and License
- Membership
- Aims and Scope
International Journal of Clinical Microbiology (IJCM) · ISSN 2690-4721 · published open access by Open Access Pub under CC BY 4.0 · Crossref DOI prefix 10.14302. Editorial decisions are independent of any fee, service, membership or role.
Peer review
Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.