14. Will the APC rate I am given at submission change?
Research staff and students at Stanford University:Do you realize that you will get a 15% discount on the article-processing charges of all research articles accepted for publication in journals published by BioMed Central including Chemistry Central and SpringerOpen? Read more information about publishing your articles with BioMed Central.
No. The APC payable for an article is determined at the time payment has to be agreed as part of the submission process. This means:
- If the APC goes up between submission and publication, you still pay the lower APC.
- If the exchange rates change between submission and publication, an author still pays the amount in their applicable currency that they agreed to pay on submission.
- If an institution ceases to be a Member between submission and publication of an author’s article, they still receive Membership benefits. Conversely, if an institution becomes a member after the author submits an article, that article will not in general be covered by the Membership.
- Why do BioMed Central journals have article-processing charges?
- What do the article-processing charges pay for?
- How much is BioMed Central charging?
- Does BioMed Central offer discounts on article-processing charges?
- How do BioMed Central's charges compare with other publishers?
- Are any taxes included in this charge?
- To which articles will this charge apply?
- Why a flat charge rather than one based on page numbers?
- Who is responsible for making the payment?
- Which funding agencies explicitly allow direct use of their grants to cover article-processing charges?
- How do I pay?
- Can charges be waived if the author cannot pay?
- Will I have to pay if my institution is a Member?
- Will the APC rate I am given at submission change?
- Do authors from low-income countries have to pay APCs?
