Journal of Immunization

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Journal of Immunization · ISSN 2577-137X · Open Access Pub

Article Processing Charges

The Journal of Immunization is open access: every article is free to read, and publication is funded by a charge to the authors rather than by subscriptions.

The charge applies to an accepted manuscript. Submission, screening and peer review carry no charge.

The schedule

Standard article processing charges

The charge depends on the type of article accepted. These are the journal's current published rates, stated in United States dollars.

Standard APC by article type
Article typeStandard APC
Original ResearchUSD 1,200
Review ArticlesUSD 1,300
Implementation StudiesUSD 1,100
Short CommunicationsUSD 900

Invoices are issued after editorial acceptance and are sent to the corresponding author or to the billing contact given at submission. Questions about an invoice go to [email protected].

When it applies

The charge follows acceptance

Nothing is payable while a manuscript is under consideration.

At submission
No charge. A manuscript is screened and reviewed on its scholarly merits with no payment involved and no payment expected.
At acceptance
The charge becomes payable, at the rate for the accepted article type. The editorial decision precedes it and rests on the criteria above.
Fee relief
Authors who cannot meet the charge from grant, institutional or departmental funds are invited to write to the editorial office before submission, so that the position is clear in advance. Requests are considered individually.
Membership
The journal's Membership page sets out the published membership terms, including their effect on the article processing charge.

What it supports

What the charge pays for

The charge funds the work between acceptance and a permanent, openly readable article.

01

Editorial handling and review management

Running the assessment: assigning editors, identifying and corresponding with reviewers, and managing revision rounds to a decision.

02

Production

Copyediting, typesetting and layout, figure and table preparation, and proofing with the authors.

03

Identifiers and metadata

DOI registration with Crossref and the metadata deposit that makes an article findable and citable.

04

Open hosting and preservation

Publishing the article without a paywall, and committing it to long-term digital preservation so the record survives.

Charges and decisions

Assessment is independent of payment

This separation is the reason the schedule above is published in full.

Decision criteria
Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal.
Independence
Decisions remain independent of fees, membership, editorial roles and paid services. Billing is handled separately from editorial assessment, and acceptance rests on the criteria above.
Review
Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.

Withdrawal

Withdrawing a manuscript

These are the publisher's withdrawal terms, and they apply to every journal in the portfolio.

Withdrawal policy

  • Authors should contact the editorial office promptly and wait for written confirmation before submitting the work elsewhere.
  • Manuscripts withdrawn within 3 days of submission are not subject to a withdrawal charge.
  • Manuscripts withdrawn more than 3 days after submission incur a withdrawal charge equal to 30% of the journal's APC.
  • Authors must receive official withdrawal confirmation before submitting the manuscript to another journal.

Before you submit

Preparing a manuscript

The author instructions set out manuscript requirements, and the editorial policies cover ethics, authorship and data expectations.

Instructions for Authors Editorial Policies Membership Submit Manuscript

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