Step-by-Step Guide to Article Publishing

Each publication follows a slightly different process, so check the journal's guidelines for more details.

Open Access vs Subscription Publishing

Each of our journals has its own policies, options, and fees for publishing.

Over 600 of our journals are fully open access. Others use a hybrid model, with readers paying to access some articles.

Benefits of Open Access:

  • Free to access and download
  • Reaches a wider global audience
  • 1.6x more citations
  • 6x more downloads
  • 4.9 average Altmetric attention (vs 2.1 subscription)

It's free to publish your article in a subscription journal, but there are fees for publishing open access articles. You'll need to check the open access fees for the journal you choose.

Get Help with Funding

Many organisations require you to publish your research open access. It's worth checking with your supervisor and colleagues to understand your organisation's approach.

Many funders and institutions will cover your open access publishing fees. To find out if your fees are covered, take a look at our funding agreements.

We also offer discounts for researchers in some geographical regions. See regions with reduced fees.

Learn more about funding

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