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Nature Communications vs Science Advances
Nature Communications: $7,350 · Science Advances: $5,450 — list APC checked 23 August 2026. Waivers, read-and-publish and indexing below.
Nature Communications charges $7,350 and Science Advances charges $5,450 per article (list price before tax, checked 23 August 2026) — Science Advances is $1,900 cheaper at list. Your country's waiver tier or a read-and-publish agreement can flip that.
Where each stands
| Nature Communications | Science Advances | |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Springer Nature | AAAS |
| Field | multidisciplinary | multidisciplinary |
| Quartile | Q1 | Q1 |
| APC (list) | $7,350 | $5,450 |
| Waiver basis | World Bank income | Need / country |
| 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, Science Advances is $1,900 cheaper — $5,450 against $7,350.
List prices confirmed on the publisher's fee page; reconfirm before submitting.