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npj journals vs Nature
Nature’s open access fee is the highest in the Nature Portfolio; the npj family sits far below it.
Nature’s open access option costs $12,850. The 71 npj journals we priced charge $1,390 to $4,390, median $2,690.
The numbers
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Nature, open access option | $12,850 |
| Nature Communications | $7,350 |
| npj journals — median of 71 | $2,690 |
| Cheapest npj journal | $1,390 — npj Climate Action |
| Dearest npj journal | $4,390 — npj Regenerative Medicine |
What it means
- Every npj journal we priced is cheaper than Nature’s open access option, by $8,460 to $11,460.
- 71 of the 71 cost less than Nature Communications ($7,350).
- The prices run from $1,390 to $4,390, so the journal within the npj family matters more than the family: check the exact title below.
- Nature itself is a subscription journal; its fee applies only if you choose open access.
List prices in US dollars before tax and waivers, read from Springer Nature and Nature Portfolio pages in August and September 2026; the amount is fixed at the acceptance date. Reconfirm before submitting.
All 71 npj journals, cheapest first
| Journal | APC (USD) | Also | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| npj Climate Action | $1,390 | €1,190 / £990 | source |
| npj Mental Health Research | $1,440 | €1,190 / £990 | source |
| npj Digital Public Health | $1,990 | €1,690 / £1,490 | source |
| npj Biodiversity | $2,090 | €1,790 / £1,490 | source |
| npj Materials Sustainability | $2,090 | €1,790 / £1,490 | source |
| npj Ocean Sustainability | $2,090 | €1,790 / £1,390 | source |
| npj Robotics | $2,090 | €1,790 / £1,440 | source |
| npj Heritage Science | $2,190 | €1,990 / £1,790 | source |
| npj Nanophotonics | $2,190 | €1,890 / £1,590 | source |
| npj Natural Hazards | $2,190 | €1,890 / £1,590 | source |
| npj Spintronics | $2,190 | €1,890 / £1,590 | source |
| npj Women's Health | $2,190 | €1,890 / £1,590 | source |
| npj Soil Ecology | $2,490 | €2,090 / £1,790 | source |
| npj Sustainable Agriculture | $2,490 | €2,090 / £1,790 | source |
| npj Acoustics | $2,590 | €2,190 / £1,890 | source |
| npj Advanced Manufacturing | $2,590 | €2,190 / £1,890 | source |
| npj Biological Physics and Mechanics | $2,590 | €2,190 / £1,890 | source |
| npj Biosensing | $2,590 | €2,190 / £1,890 | source |
| npj Dementia | $2,590 | €2,190 / £1,890 | source |
| npj Metabolic Health and Disease | $2,590 | €2,190 / £1,890 | source |
| npj Unconventional Computing | $2,590 | €2,190 / £1,890 | source |
| npj Urban Sustainability | $2,590 | €2,190 / £1,790 | source |
| npj Wireless Technology | $2,590 | €2,190 / £1,890 | source |
| npj Artificial Intelligence | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Biological Timing and Sleep | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Cardiovascular Health | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Clean Air | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Clean Energy | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Emerging Contaminants | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Energy Materials | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Entomology | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Environmental Social Sciences | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Materials Degradation | $2,690 | €2,390 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Metamaterials | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Science of Plants | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Soft Matter | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Space Exploration | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Sustainable Mobility and Transport | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Thermal Science and Engineering | $2,690 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Autoimmunity | $2,790 | €2,390 / £2,090 | source |
| npj Biomedical Innovations | $2,790 | €2,390 / £2,090 | source |
| npj Complexity | $2,790 | €2,290 / £1,990 | source |
| npj Digital Surgery | $2,790 | €2,390 / £2,090 | source |
| npj Science of Learning | $2,790 | €2,390 / £2,090 | source |
| npj Viruses | $2,790 | €2,390 / £2,090 | source |
| npj Exercise Medicine and Health | $2,890 | €2,290 / £2,190 | source |
| npj Gut and Liver | $2,890 | €2,490 / £2,190 | source |
| npj Health Systems | $2,890 | €2,490 / £2,190 | source |
| npj Imaging | $2,890 | €2,490 / £2,190 | source |
| npj Science of Food | $2,890 | €2,490 / £2,090 | source |
| npj Veterinary Sciences | $2,890 | €2,290 / £2,190 | source |
| npj Quantum Materials | $2,990 | €2,590 / £2,290 | source |
| npj Drug Discovery | $3,090 | €2,590 / £2,290 | source |
| npj Antimicrobials and Resistance | $3,290 | €2,690 / £2,290 | source |
| npj Systems Biology and Applications | $3,490 | €2,990 / £2,690 | source |
| npj 2D Materials and Applications | $3,590 | €2,990 / £2,690 | source |
| npj Computational Materials | $3,590 | €3,090 / £2,790 | source |
| npj Climate and Atmospheric Science | $3,690 | €3,190 / £2,890 | source |
| npj Microgravity | $3,790 | €3,090 / £2,690 | source |
| npj Aging | $3,890 | €3,090 / £2,790 | source |
| npj Breast Cancer | $3,890 | €3,290 / £2,990 | source |
| npj Clean Water | $4,090 | €3,290 / £2,990 | source |
| npj Parkinson's Disease | $4,090 | €3,290 / £2,990 | source |
| npj Vaccines | $4,090 | €3,590 / £3,190 | source |
| npj Digital Medicine | $4,290 | €3,390 / £3,090 | source |
| npj Flexible Electronics | $4,290 | €3,290 / £2,890 | source |
| npj Precision Oncology | $4,290 | €3,490 / £3,190 | source |
| npj Biofilms and Microbiomes | $4,390 | €3,890 / £3,190 | source |
| npj Genomic Medicine | $4,390 | €3,590 / £3,190 | source |
| npj Quantum Information | $4,390 | €3,690 / £3,090 | source |
| npj Regenerative Medicine | $4,390 | €3,590 / £3,190 | source |