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IEEE Access vs Scientific Reports
IEEE Access: $2,160 · Scientific Reports: $2,850 — list APC checked 23 August 2026. Waivers, read-and-publish and indexing below.
IEEE Access charges $2,160 and Scientific Reports charges $2,850 per article (list price before tax, checked 23 August 2026) — IEEE Access is $690 cheaper at list. Your country's waiver tier or a read-and-publish agreement can flip that.
Where each stands
| IEEE Access | Scientific Reports | |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | IEEE | Springer Nature |
| Field | engineering | multidisciplinary |
| Quartile | Q1 | Q1 |
| APC (list) | $2,160 | $2,850 |
| Waiver basis | World Bank GNI | World Bank income |
| Read & Publish | No | 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, IEEE Access is $690 cheaper — $2,160 against $2,850.
- Only Scientific Reports is indexed in PubMed.
List prices confirmed on the publisher's fee page; reconfirm before submitting.