Article Publication Charges (APCs)

An article publication charge (APC) is a fee charged to authors to make their work available as open access (OA). This fee may be paid by the author, the author’s institution, or their research funder to cover the costs involved in the publication process, from administrating peer-review to copy editing and hosting the final article on dedicated servers. APCs vary by journal.

When submitting an article to a fully open access journal, the submitting author must attest that the responsible corresponding author will pay the publication charge minus any eligible discount. (If there are multiple corresponding authors, one should be designated as the responsible corresponding author.) For hybrid open access journals, the responsible corresponding author can select open access or subscription for their article after it enters the production cycle. In both cases, after acceptance, the responsible corresponding author will be asked to sign a license and remit payment, confirm waiver eligibility, or confirm payment from their institution/funder, as applicable. The responsible corresponding author assumes responsibility for the article publication charge, and Wiley will not issue refunds for any reason.

To ensure that editorial decisions are never influenced by ability to pay, it is Wiley policy that editors of open access journals are not involved in correspondence with authors regarding payment of APCs. We ask authors not to discuss any issues concerning payment with editors.

View the price list for our fully open access journal portfolio:

View the price list for hybrid open access, a gold OA option in subscription journals:

Need help paying an APC? View our Article Publication Charge Payment PDF guide or the Author Help Center.

Need help with Hybrid OA? Visit our How to make your article open access page for step-by-step instructions.

Currency

All journal APCs are listed in three currencies. An article’s APC currency/price will be dependent on the billing address of the payer as follows:

Wiley Open Access Accounts

If the corresponding author's institution, funder, or society has a Wiley Open Access Account (WOAA), all or part of the APC might be covered. Eligibility is based on the submission date and the organization having an active account/partnership arrangement when the article is ready to be published.

Discounts and Waivers

Author groups who meet specific eligibility criteria may qualify for a discount or waiver on APCs. Note that if a responsible corresponding author qualifies for multiple discounts, only the highest discount will be applied.

Society Member Discounts

Many fully open access and hybrid open access journals offer APC discounts to members of their partner societies. To qualify, the responsible corresponding author must be a member in good standing and must obtain further discount information through the relevant society membership website or administrator.

Geographical Waiver and Discounts

For fully open access journals only, author groups with affiliations in eligible countries may qualify for APC waivers or discounts, as detailed..

Some fully open access journals may offer waivers or discounted pricing for specific article types. Those will be detailed on the journal's open access page on Wiley Online Library.

Taxes on publication charges

The prices listed above do not include any value-added tax (VAT), goods and services tax (GST), or other sales taxes, which may be charged where required by law. The amount of tax charged will be calculated at the point of sale and identified separately. If you have a VAT, GST, or other sales tax identification number, you should provide this during the payment process.

If you or the party responsible for payment are tax exempt, instructions will be provided during the payment process regarding where and when to send the tax exemption certificate or other relevant documentation.