Publication Fees

All manuscripts submitted to OAE journals are assumed to be submitted under Open Access publishing model, under which authors are required to pay Article Processing Charges (APCs) when their manuscripts are accepted for publication. There is no submission charge, or additional charges based on color, length, figures, or other elements.

Article Processing Charges

The fees and discounts may be subject to periodic revision. The publication fees vary by journal.

Journal Title
Article Processing Charges (USD)
Ageing and Neurodegenerative Diseases
1500
Artificial Intelligence Surgery
1500
Cancer Drug Resistance
2400
Complex Engineering Systems
1500
Connected Health And Telemedicine
1300
Chemical Synthesis
1500
Carbon Footprints
1300
Disaster Prevention and Resilience
1300
Energy Materials
2000
Extracellular Vesicles and Circulating Nucleic Acids
1500
Green Manufacturing Open
1300
Hepatoma Research
1800
Intelligence & Robotics
1500
Journal of Cancer Metastasis and Treatment
1800
Journal of Materials Informatics
1300
Journal of Translational Genetics and Genomics
1500
Journal of Smart Environments and Green Computing
1300
Journal of Surveillance, Security and Safety
1300
Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment
1300
Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics
1300
Metabolism and Target Organ Damage
1500
Microbiome Research Reports
1500
Microstructures
1500
Minerals and Mineral Materials
1300
Mini-invasive Surgery
1800
One Health & Implementation Research
1500
Plastic and Aesthetic Research
1800
Rare Disease and Orphan Drugs Journal
1300
Soft Science
1500
The Journal of Cardiovascular Aging
1500
Vessel Plus
1500

Article Processing Charge Discount and Waiver Policies

  • The following discounts and waivers will be given if the manuscript falls into one of following categories.
  • Corresponding authors are based in countries/regions defined by the World Bank as Low-income economies can apply for a 100% APC waiver.
  • Corresponding authors are based in countries/regions defined by the World Bank as Lower-middle-income economies can apply for a 50% discount of the standard publication fees.
  • The following articles are free to publish (no APC is payable):
    Editorials
    Retractions and expressions of editorial concern
  • Others, each journal will decide whether to charge fees according to the actual situation.
  • Additionally, we will also consider individual full or partial waiver requests on a case-by-case basis in situations where there is a lack of funds.

How to Request an Article Processing Charge Discount or Waiver?

  • Before submitting your manuscript online, you could contact a specific journal's Managing Editor with the following information:
    Your name and institution with full address details;
    Reason for applying for a waiver or discount;
    Title of your paper;
    Places of residence of all authors.
  • Please note that your request of a discount or waiver won't influence the outcome of your submission. Your paper will go through standard peer review as usual.

When Is the Article Processing Charge Payable?

After any discounts or waivers are taken into account, charges are payable once the manuscript has been accepted for publishing.

How do I Pay?

Once a manuscript is accepted for publication, the Payer will be notified to confirm the invoice information and complete the payment. The author or his institution or employer needs to arrange payment unless a waiver has been granted. We advise prompt payment as we are unable to publish accepted articles until payment has been received.

  • Payment can be made by the following method:
  • Payment by Bank Transfer

If you choose wire transfer, please provide the Manuscript ID when transferring the payment. Payment in USD must be made by wire transfer to the OAE bank account. Bank fees must be paid by the customer for both the payer and payee so that OAE can receive the full invoiced amount. Note that the transfer fee for using Wire transfer is $50. For example, you need to send 1550 USD (1500 USD + 50 USD) so that OAE can receive 1500 USD.

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  • Payment by PayPal

Please transfer to OAE PayPal account finance@oaepublish.com and provide the Manuscript ID (Manuscript_ID) when transferring the payment. Note that the fee for using PayPal is 5% of the invoiced amount. For example, you need to send 1575 USD (1500 USD + 5%) so that OAE can receive 1500 USD.

What does the Article Processing Charge Cover?

  • APCs levied by OAE journals mainly go toward defraying the costs of:
  • Setting up the website and online submission & peer review system.
  • Typesetting and other aspects of production.
  • Third party (including Crossref, CrossCheck, etc.) payment.
  • Office & administration expense and staff salaries.
  • Payment for promotion activities such as attending, collaborating or organizing relative conferences.

Refund Policy

We do not offer refunds for open access once articles have been published.