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ACS Omega vs Scientific Reports
ACS Omega: $1,935 · Scientific Reports: $2,850 — list APC checked 23 August 2026. Waivers, read-and-publish and indexing below.
ACS Omega charges $1,935 and Scientific Reports charges $2,850 per article (list price before tax, checked 23 August 2026) — ACS Omega is $915 cheaper at list. Your country's waiver tier or a read-and-publish agreement can flip that.
Where each stands
| ACS Omega | Scientific Reports | |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | American Chemical Society | Springer Nature |
| Field | chemistry | multidisciplinary |
| Quartile | Q2 | Q1 |
| APC (list) | $1,935 | $2,850 |
| Waiver basis | World Bank income (Group A/B) | World Bank income |
| Read & Publish | Yes | Yes |
| Scopus | Yes | Yes |
| Web of Science | Yes | Yes |
| PubMed | Yes | Yes |
| DOAJ | Yes | Yes |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 | CC BY 4.0 |
Which should you submit to
- At list price, ACS Omega is $915 cheaper — $1,935 against $2,850.
- Scientific Reports sits a quartile higher (Q1 vs Q2).
List prices confirmed on the publisher's fee page; reconfirm before submitting.