Publication Fees

Article Processing Charge (APC)

• The APC concerns only accepted and published articles, there are no submission fees or fees for rejected manuscripts.
• Acceptance of payment of the APC is required prior to the online publication of the article.
• Depending on your location these charges may be subject to local taxes.
• We advise prompt payment of the APC.
  
  

For the current APC, please see the information below.

ARTICLE TYPE	APC IN EURO
Full papers	€1,990

 

Fee for Supplementary Materials

Supplementary material in text files involves a fee to cover administration costs, but video files will be published free of charge.

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL TYPE	APC IN EURO
Text file	€25/per file
Video file	Free of charge

 

Exceptions from standard APC

Consortia

Authors affiliated with institutions that are members of certain consortia agreements, may publish open access articles with discount or at no charge. These initiatives are made possible through an open access agreement between MJS Publishing and the consortia, to streamline and facilitate the publication process for all involved parties.

To qualify for the consortia arrangements, authors must meet the following criteria:

• Be affiliated with a participating institution
• Serve as the corresponding author for the manuscript
• Conduct the research primarily at the affiliated institution
• Utilize their institutional domain email for both submission and publication
• Additionally, authors must communicate their eligibility to the Editorial office upon manuscript submission. 

 

Consortia agreements

Sweden 
Authors in Sweden affiliated with participating BIBSAM institutions may enjoy free publishing.
Eligible institutions

Finland
Authors in Finland affiliated with participating FinELib institutions may enjoy free publishing. 

Denmark
Authors in Denmark and affiliated with a participating Royal Danish Library National License consortium member institution may receive a 12% discount on the APC.

Eligible Institutions

• Aalborg University Library incl. University Hospital
• Aarhus University & University Hospital
• Central Region of Denmark
• Faroe Research Information Service
• North Denmark Region
• Roskilde University
• University College Copenhagen
• University College of Northern Denmark
• University College Southern Denmark
• University of Copenhagen & Copenhagen University Hospital
• University of Southern Denmark incl. University Hospital
• VIA University College
• Zealand Region

Norway
Authors in Norway affiliated with participating Sikt institutions may enjoy free publishing.

Eligible Institutions

• • Akershus University Hospital
  • Molde University College - Specialized University in Logistics
  • Nofima the food research institute
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Ostfold University College
  • Soerlandet Hospital
  • UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

Waivers and other discounts

• Authors based in developing countries
  The journal offers discounts and waivers to authors from developing countries, as defined by the HINARI/Research4Lifewaiver policy. The extent of these discounts can range from 50% to 100% of the APC, contingent upon the location of the corresponding author's institution.
  
  
• SCAPLAS members
  Corresponding authors who are members of the Scandinavian Association of Plastic Surgery (Nordisk plastikkirurgisk förening; SCAPLAS) receive 50% discount on the APC.