| Category | Description | Article type A | Article type B | Article type C | Article type D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journals in fields that have lower research budgets | CHF 1,175 | CHF 725 | CHF 450 | 0 |
| 2 | Journals in fields that support open access | CHF 1,950 | CHF 900 | CHF 450 | 0 |
| 3 | Mature and impactful journals that are well-established and in fields that support open access | CHF 2,550 | CHF 1,175 | CHF 450 | 0 |
| 4 | Sustainable and impactful journals in fields that support open access | CHF 3,150 | CHF 1,950 | CHF 450 | 0 |
Fees Policy
Fees Policy
Article Publishing charges
Open access provides free and immediate online access to academic research for anyone in the world to read, distribute, and re-use.
We receive payment in the form of article publishing charges (APCs) on articles that pass peer review and are accepted for publication by our external and independent editorial boards. APCs are an alternative business model to traditional subscription fees, with the benefit that all content is openly and freely available for anybody to read and download, accelerating scientific collaboration and innovation.
APCs are our only revenue stream and cover the cost of all our operations. APCs are usually covered
by the authors' research organisations or by funding grants.
Our APC rates are competitive
(see comparison below) and enable us to provide
industry-leading services for our authors, editors, and readers. We also invest the revenue from
APCs into launching new journals and supporting fields with lower levels of funding, so that we can
offer the benefits of open access to as many researchers as possible.
Our business model has
allowed us to publish high quality, impactful journals that consistently rank among the most cited
in their fields. Frontiers is currently the 3rd most-cited publisher, receiving an average
of 5 citations per article.
Asian Insight APCs
Our APC pricing spectrum is sustainable and inclusive. This means that for journal pricing we consider journal maturity and open access funding availability in different research communities (see table below). In other words, more mature journals and richer communities support and subsidize new journals and communities with less research funding. This means that all research communities can benefit from open access publishing.
The table below displays the general rationale of Frontiers' fee policy. Journal-specific APCs are listed on each journal's page, which also contains journal-specific article types.