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Communications Earth & Environment vs Nature Communications
Communications Earth & Environment: $3,690 · Nature Communications: $7,350 — list APC checked 23 August 2026. Waivers, read-and-publish and indexing below.
Communications Earth & Environment charges $3,690 and Nature Communications charges $7,350 per article (list price before tax, checked 23 August 2026) — Communications Earth & Environment is $3,660 cheaper at list. Your country's waiver tier or a read-and-publish agreement can flip that.
Where each stands
| Communications Earth & Environment | Nature Communications | |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Springer Nature | Springer Nature |
| Field | earth-science | multidisciplinary |
| Quartile | Q1 | Q1 |
| APC (list) | $3,690 | $7,350 |
| Waiver basis | World Bank income | World Bank income |
| Read & Publish | Yes | Yes |
| Scopus | Yes | Yes |
| Web of Science | Yes | Yes |
| PubMed | No | Yes |
| DOAJ | Yes | Yes |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 | CC BY 4.0 |
Which should you submit to
- At list price, Communications Earth & Environment is $3,660 cheaper — $3,690 against $7,350.
- Only Nature Communications is indexed in PubMed.
List prices confirmed on the publisher's fee page; reconfirm before submitting.