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Article processing charges (APCs)
Copernicus Publications is committed to the open-access model of publishing. This ensures free web access to the results of research and maximum visibility for published papers. However, it requires the author or a supporting institution to pay the costs of the review process, typesetting, language copy-editing, web publication, and long-term archiving (via Portico and CLOCKSS). These article processing charges (APCs) are categorized according to the submitted material and levied for the publication of the final journal paper.
Please see our financial support for authors webpage for information regarding waivers and discounts.
The following APCs are net prices in euro per published page and given for categories 1 (LaTeX submissions using the Copernicus Publications LaTeX Package) and 2 (Word submissions using the Copernicus Publications Word Template):
| Journals | APCs | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| Abstracts of the International Cartographic Association (Abstracts of the ICA) | n/a | |
| Advances in Cartography and GIScience of the International Cartographic Association (Advances of the ICA) | n/a | |
| Advances in Geosciences (ADGEO) | €31 | €36 | English language copy-editing not included |
| Advances in Radio Science (ARS) | €26 | English language copy-editing not included |
| Advances in Science and Research (ASR) | €46 | English language copy-editing not included |
| Advances in Statistical Climatology, Meteorology and Oceanography (ASCMO) | Currently waived | Copernicus Publications supports the start-up phase |
| Aerosol Research (AR) | Diamond Open Access | All costs are covered by a consortium of funders |
| Annales Geophysicae (ANGEO) | €77 | €93 | |
| Archives Animal Breeding (AAB) | €62 | Applied to the first 6 pages of each article; all exceeding pages are covered by the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) |
| ASTRA Proceedings (AP) | €31 | €36 | English language copy-editing not included |
| Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP) | €77 | €93 | |
| Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (AMT) | €77 | €93 | |
| Biogeosciences (BG) | €77 | €93 | |
| Climate of the Past (CP) | €1,600 per paper | Manuscripts submitted from 1 January 2021 are subject to the European Geosciences Union (EGU) per-paper APC pilot |
| DEUQUA Special Publications (DEUQUASP) | €57 | €62 | Reduced APCs (€41) for field guidebooks |
| E&G Quaternary Science Journal (EGQSJ) | €59 | €64 | Waived by the German Quaternary Association (DEUQUA) |
| Earth Surface Dynamics (ESurf) | €77 | €93 | |
| Earth System Dynamics (ESD) | €77 | €93 | |
| Earth System Science Data (ESSD) | €1,400 per paper | ESSD introduced a per-paper APC model for manuscripts submitted from 1 January 2023 |
| European Journal of Mineralogy (EJM) | €65 | Reduced APCs (€52) for members of the DMG, SIMP, SEM, SFMC, EAG, ÖMG, and PTMin |
| Geochronology (GChron) | €51 | €62 | |
| Geographica Helvetica (GH) | Diamond Open Access | Waived by the Swiss Academy of Science |
| Geophysical Research Abstracts (GRA) | n/a | |
| Geoscience Communication (GC) | Currently waived | The European Geosciences Union (EGU) supports the start-up phase |
| Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI) | €77 | €93 | |
| Geoscientific Model Development (GMD) | €1,600 per paper | Manuscripts submitted from 1 January 2021 are subject to the European Geosciences Union (EGU) per-paper APC pilot |
| History of Geo- and Space Sciences (HGSS) | Diamond Open Access | Waived by Copernicus Publications |
| Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS) | €77 | €93 | |
| International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (ISPRS Archives) | n/a | |
| ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (ISPRS Annals) | n/a | |
| Journal of Bone and Joint Infection (JBJI) | €100 | Reduced APCs (€80) for members of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS) and the MusculoSkeletal Infection Society (MSIS) |
| Journal of Micropalaeontology (JM) | €69 | €73 | Reduced APCs (€59 | €64) for members of The Micropalaeontological Society (TMS) |
| Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems (JSSS) | €70 | €78 | Reduced APCs (€63 | €70) for members of the AMA Verband für Sensorik und Messtechnik (AMA) |
| Magnetic Resonance (MR) | €75 | €80 | |
| Mechanical Sciences (MS) | €71 | €77 | |
| Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS) | €77 | €93 | |
| Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics (NPG) | €77 | €93 | |
| Ocean Science (OS) | €1,600 per paper | Ocean Science introduced a per-paper APC model for manuscripts submitted from 1 January 2023 |
| Primate Biology (PB) | €55 | €60 | Waived upon request by the German Primate Center (DPZ) |
| Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (PIAHS) | €35 | Usually, the first 6 pages are covered by the conference/workshop registration fee. If the volume editor requests English language copy-editing, €10 net per page are charged to the author. |
| Proceedings of the International Cartographic Association (Proceedings of the ICA) | n/a | |
| Scientific Drilling (SD) | Waived | Waived by the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) |
| SOIL | €77 | €93 | |
| Solid Earth (SE) | €77 | €93 | |
| Stephan Mueller Special Publication Series (SMSPS) | €25 | €30 | English language copy-editing not included |
| The Cryosphere (TC) | €77 | €93 | |
| Weather and Climate Dynamics (WCD) | €51 | €62 | |
| Web Ecology (WE) | Diamond Open Access | Waived by the European Ecological Federation (EEF) |
| Wind Energy Science (WES) | €74 | €80 |