Article Processing Charges (APCs)
General Information on APC
Highlights of Science follows the gold open access model to publish its journals. All the content published in Highlights of Science journals is immediately accessible free of charge. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), with authors retaining the copyright to their work.
Highlights of Science charges authors APCs to sustain its full open access publishing service, ensuring that all published content can be freely read, accessed, downloaded, stored, and shared without any barriers. The APCs are applicable only to papers accepted for publication after peer review, and they are a one-time payment typically made by authors or their affiliated institutes. Highlights of Science charges APCs on a per-article basis, without any additional fees based on the number of figures or pages within an article. For non-peer-reviewed items, Highlights of Science publishes them at no cost.
Discount on APCs
Reviewers who submit high-quality review reports in a timely manner will receive discount vouchers. These vouchers can be used to obtain a reduced APC.
Accepted Currency
We accept payment in euro (EUR, €). Invoice of the accepted papers will be issued to the corresponding author via email. Payment of the issued invoice is due within 15 days as of sending the invoice.
Important Notes
Highlights of Science does not authorise third parties to issue and/or collect APCs.
Payment must be made directly to the bank account of Highlights of Science.
Authors are required to cover additional costs, i.e., the bank fees for both the payer and the payee, when paying the invoice through wire transfer. This ensures that Highlights of Science receives the full invoiced amount.
Local Value Added Tax (VAT) or Local Tax, if applicable, will be added to the issued invoices.
Please consult with us before paying the invoice if you have any questions.
