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Communications Biology vs Scientific Reports
Communications Biology: $4,390 · Scientific Reports: $2,850 — list APC checked 23 August 2026. Waivers, read-and-publish and indexing below.
Communications Biology charges $4,390 and Scientific Reports charges $2,850 per article (list price before tax, checked 23 August 2026) — Scientific Reports is $1,540 cheaper at list. Your country's waiver tier or a read-and-publish agreement can flip that.
Where each stands
| Communications Biology | Scientific Reports | |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Springer Nature | Springer Nature |
| Field | biology | multidisciplinary |
| Quartile | Q1 | Q1 |
| APC (list) | $4,390 | $2,850 |
| Waiver basis | World Bank income | 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, Scientific Reports is $1,540 cheaper — $2,850 against $4,390.
List prices confirmed on the publisher's fee page; reconfirm before submitting.