About article processing charges

An article processing charge (APC) is a fee that an author pays to the publisher to have their article published open access.

APCs cover the cost of article publication including but not limited to running peer-review systems, copy-editing and typesetting, hosting the article in perpetuity on dedicated servers and marketing.

The APC is paid after an article has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication.

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