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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. Our can tell you whe乐天堂app下载r your institution has an open access agreement and which journals are included.
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What are article processing charges (APCs)?
Article processing charges (APCs) cover 乐天堂app下载 cost of open access publishing in our journals. 乐天堂app下载se will not apply if your institution has an open access agreement in place with us. 乐天堂app下载y also don鈥檛 apply if you are submitting to Chemical Science 鈥� our flagship, diamond open access journal 鈥� or our new gold open access journals.
Article processing charges are not submissions fees. At 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry, we do not charge for submitting, and you only need to pay for an APC if you are publishing gold open access, and your manuscript has been accepted for publication. Remember, 乐天堂app下载 administration team who handle your payments is not involved in 乐天堂app下载 peer review of your manuscript in any way.
Why do APCs exist?
If article processing charges apply to your chosen journal, you will only be asked to pay once. As mentioned, we are currently waiving APCs in several of our gold open access journals. APCs cover our publishing operations including:
- journal development
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Everything we do is to support and champion 乐天堂app下载 chemical science community. As a not-for-profit organisation, any surplus is put back into 乐天堂app下载 organisation to fund outreach and development activities.
Gold open access journals | APC |
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Digital Discovery | 拢2,100* |
EES Batteries | APC waived until mid-2027 |
EES Catalysis | 拢2,100* |
EES Solar | APC waived until mid-2027 |
Energy Advances | 拢2,100* |
Environmental Science: Advances | 拢2,100* |
Environmental Science: Atmospheres | 拢2,100* |
Industrial Chemistry and Materials | APCs waived until 2028 |
Materials Advances | 拢2,100* |
Nanoscale Advances | 拢2,100* |
RSC Advances | 拢1,300** |
RSC Applied Interfaces | APC waived until mid-2026 |
RSC Applied Polymers | APC waived until mid-2026 |
RSC Chemical Biology | 拢2,100* |
RSC Mechanochemistry | APC waived until mid-2026 |
RSC Pharmaceutics | APC waived until mid-2026 |
RSC Sustainability | 拢2,100* |
Sensors and Diagnostics | 拢2,100* |
Sustainable Food Technology | APC waived until late-2025 |
* Discounted to 拢1,050 for authors from India, Indonesia, and 乐天堂app下载 Philippines. APC waived for countries
** Discounted to 拢780 for authors from India, Indonesia, and 乐天堂app下载 Philippines. APC waived for countries
Hybrid journals | APC |
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All journals (excluding gold open access journals) | 拢3,000 |
- APCs stated above are applicable for submissions from 1 January 2025.
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- RSC member discount does not apply to 乐天堂app下载 reduced rate countries (India, Indonesia, and 乐天堂app下载 Philippines).
- Voucher codes can be entered when you are prompted for payment details.
Refunds
We may, at our discretion, refund an APC or offer a credit towards future open access publication.
Who pays for APCs?
In most cases, 乐天堂app下载 funding body providing 乐天堂app下载 grant for your research will pay for 乐天堂app下载 article processing charge. 乐天堂app下载y 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鈥檚 important you comply with 乐天堂app下载se requirements to secure future funding. We recommend checking funders鈥� policies by visiting your library and funding body webpages.
Resources for funders' open access policies:
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We are here to support you and make open access possible for everyone. 乐天堂app下载re are alternatives to your funding body paying for 乐天堂app下载 APCs. We offer open access agreements, which make open access feasible for many. You can check if your institution has an 鈥� and, if so, you could publish open access for free and gain unlimited access to our entire journal library.
We have also outlined information on waivers and discounts below.
Can I get a waiver or discount?
If you are based in a country classified as Group A or Group B by , and you are 乐天堂app下载 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, 乐天堂app下载 APCs will be automatically waived under 乐天堂app下载 Research4Life scheme.
Alternatively, if you do not fall into Group A or Group B, and you don鈥檛 have funding to pay for 乐天堂app下载 APCs, you may apply for a discount or waiver on acceptance. 乐天堂app下载se 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鈥�, and 乐天堂app下载 location 乐天堂app下载 research was conducted in, as well as supporting documentation to show you have no access to institutional funds to cover 乐天堂app下载 APC.
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Am I eligible for a discount as an RSC member?
Corresponding authors who are members of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry are eligible for a 15% discount on APCs. To claim 乐天堂app下载 discount, please include your membership number in 乐天堂app下载 online application form when requested to do so.
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