Journal of Ophthalmic Science · Fee record
Article Processing Charges
JOS publishes accepted articles open access under CC BY 4.0. The APC is billed only after acceptance and has no role in peer review or the editorial decision.
ISSN 2470-0436Authors retain copyrightCrossref DOI prefix 10.14302No submission fee
Current published chargeUSD
- Verified student rate
- USD 900 for a currently enrolled student or trainee, subject to documentation.
- Submission
- No fee
- Invoice timing
- Only after editorial acceptance
- Decision
- Independent of payment, waiver requests, membership and optional services
Authors should resolve the applicable rate and invoice details in writing before payment.
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Charging principles
The fee supports open-access publishing operations after a manuscript has completed editorial assessment and has been accepted. It does not purchase review, favorable treatment or publication.
Authors may submit and undergo editorial assessment without paying an APC.
Editors assess scope, evidence, ethics and reviewer reports independently of an author’s ability to pay.
The editorial office confirms the applicable rate and issues an invoice before production is completed.
Standard APC — USD 1,200. Verified student rate — USD 900. There is no submission fee, and invoicing begins only after editorial acceptance.
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What the APC supports
The charge supports the journal’s publication workflow. These activities are distinct from the scientific judgment exercised by editors and reviewers.
Editorial administration
Manuscript tracking, reviewer correspondence, decision records and production handoff. Payment does not buy an editorial outcome.
Article production
Preparation of the accepted article for online publication, including the final publication files and author proof stage.
DOI and metadata
Registration of a Crossref DOI under prefix 10.14302 and distribution of article metadata through the publisher’s normal workflow.
Open-access availability
Online publication under CC BY 4.0, with authors retaining copyright and readers able to access the published article.
What the APC does not establish
Payment is not evidence of indexing, impact, acceptance, clinical endorsement or a fixed publication date.
JOS keeps fee assessment, membership and optional language services separate from peer review and editorial decisions.
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Waiver, reduction and withdrawal policy
Eligibility is considered separately from peer review. Requests should be made at initial submission and before acceptance or invoicing.
| Topic | Current page position | What the author should do |
|---|---|---|
| Verified student rate | USD 900 for a currently enrolled student or trainee. | Provide current enrollment or training confirmation, or a supervisor or institution letter, with the request. |
| Full waiver | May be requested by a corresponding author based in a low-income country who has no institutional, grant or sponsor funding available for the APC. | At initial submission, provide affiliation and country, a funding statement and a brief explanation of need. |
| Partial reduction | May be requested for lower-middle-income-country authors or documented financial hardship. The amount is decided case by case and confirmed in writing. | Submit the same funding and hardship information at initial submission and before acceptance or invoicing. |
| Decision separation | Waiver and reduction information is handled separately from scientific assessment. | Reviewers and handling editors are not asked to consider ability to pay. |
| Withdrawal within 3 days | No withdrawal charge. | Send a written request to the editorial office and wait for official confirmation before submitting elsewhere. |
| Withdrawal after 3 days | A withdrawal charge equal to 30% of the standard APC applies. | Send a written request stating the reason; the manuscript remains under consideration until withdrawal is officially confirmed. |
A waiver or fee question must not be disclosed to reviewers as a factor in evaluating the manuscript and must not affect the decision to accept, revise or reject it.
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Billing questions
- When is payment due?
- Only after the manuscript has been accepted and the editorial office has issued the applicable invoice.
- Does paying affect peer review?
- No. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent ophthalmology specialists, and editorial decisions remain independent of charges.
- How should an institution be invoiced?
- Before payment, send the payer’s legal name, billing address, purchase-order requirements and any grant reference requested by the institution to the editorial office.
- Who resolves a discrepancy?
- Contact info@openaccesspub.org with the manuscript identifier and the disputed invoice detail. Do not include unnecessary patient information.
Review the full submission requirements
Confirm scope, ethics, images, declarations and the applicable APC terms before opening a new submission.
Review the submission page