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PLOS Medicine vs PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
PLOS Medicine: $6,460 · PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: $2,670 — list APC checked 23 August 2026. Waivers, read-and-publish and indexing below.
PLOS Medicine charges $6,460 and PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases charges $2,670 per article (list price before tax, checked 23 August 2026) — PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases is $3,790 cheaper at list. Your country's waiver tier or a read-and-publish agreement can flip that.
Where each stands
| PLOS Medicine | PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases | |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | PLOS | PLOS |
| Field | medicine | public-health |
| Quartile | Q1 | Q1 |
| APC (list) | $6,460 | $2,670 |
| Waiver basis | Research4Life (institution) | Research4Life (institution) |
| 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, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases is $3,790 cheaper — $2,670 against $6,460.
List prices confirmed on the publisher's fee page; reconfirm before submitting.