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Heliyon vs PLOS ONE
Heliyon: $2,270 · PLOS ONE: $2,477 — list APC checked 23 August 2026. Waivers, read-and-publish and indexing below.
Heliyon charges $2,270 and PLOS ONE charges $2,477 per article (list price before tax, checked 23 August 2026) — Heliyon is $207 cheaper at list. Your country's waiver tier or a read-and-publish agreement can flip that.
Where each stands
| Heliyon | PLOS ONE | |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Elsevier | PLOS |
| Field | multidisciplinary | multidisciplinary |
| Quartile | Q1 | Q1 |
| APC (list) | $2,270 | $2,477 |
| Waiver basis | Research4Life | Research4Life (institution) |
| 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, Heliyon is $207 cheaper — $2,270 against $2,477.
- Only PLOS ONE is indexed in PubMed.
List prices confirmed on the publisher's fee page; reconfirm before submitting.