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  "name": "Journals published in Canada — examples of author-fee statements",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "JournalFees — journalfees.com; each row read from the journal's own page or its publisher's fee page",
  "dateModified": "2026-10-14",
  "count": 119,
  "note": "A selection, not a census: the Canada-published journals in DOAJ with and without charges, plus well-known Canadian society and publisher titles. display_group is how journalfees.com groups rows on /journals/canada/ (rows without a page reading are shown as unclear). selection says how the journal was chosen."
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   "journal": "Alces",
   "publisher": "Lakehead University",
   "issn": "2293-6629",
   "apc_amount": 50.0,
   "currency": "CAD",
   "unit": "per-page",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "Waivers can be granted in extraordinary circumstances.",
   "conditions": "Page charge, not flat APC; articles appear online once page charges received.",
   "doaj_apc": "Yes",
   "doaj_apc_amount": "40 CAD",
   "works": 42,
   "quote": "As of 2024, page charges are $50.00 CDN/pg) and are levied to cover rising production costs.",
   "source_url": "http://alcesjournal.scholasticahq.com/",
   "official_site": "http://alcesjournal.org/",
   "notes": "DOAJ lists 40 CAD; journal page says 50 CAD per page (as of 2024). Site now served on Scholastica (old OJS URL 404). Print ISSN 0835-5851.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "doaj-paid",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (manual)",
   "journal": "Arctic",
   "publisher": "Arctic Institute of North America (University of Calgary)",
   "issn": "1923-1245",
   "apc_amount": 140.0,
   "currency": "CAD",
   "unit": "per-page",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "$60 CAD per page of supplementary files; $100 CAD per page for InfoNorth; book reviews and obituaries no page charges",
   "conditions": "$120 CAD per page for papers embargoed one year (open to subscribers); $140 CAD per page for immediate open access. Page says Arctic can no longer offer non-mandatory page charges.",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "$140.00 CAD per page for immediate open access. $60.00 CAD per page of supplementary files. $100.00 CAD per page for InfoNorth publications.",
   "source_url": "https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/about/submissions",
   "official_site": "https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/about/submissions",
   "notes": "Subscription/membership journal with mandatory per-page charges; print ISSN 0004-0843.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (manual)",
   "journal": "Canadian Geriatrics Journal",
   "publisher": "Canadian Geriatrics Society",
   "issn": "1925-8348",
   "apc_amount": 1350.0,
   "currency": "CAD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": false,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "No submission fees or colour charges",
   "conditions": "For manuscripts accepted on/after 1 Oct 2025: non-member 1350 CAD, CGS member 1100 CAD. Applies to Original Research, Reviews, Short Reports, Guidelines, Perspectives, non-solicited Commentaries, Book Reviews, Humanities; editorials, letters, invited commentaries exempt. Before 1 Oct 2025: 1150 non-member / 900 member.",
   "doaj_apc": "Yes",
   "doaj_apc_amount": "1350 CAD",
   "works": 472,
   "quote": "The APF is $1,100.00 CAD for members of the Canadian Geriatrics Society (CGS) and $1,350.00 CAD for non-CGS members, plus applicable taxes.",
   "source_url": "https://cgjonline.ca/index.php/cgj/AuthorGuidelines",
   "official_site": "https://cgjonline.ca/index.php/cgj",
   "notes": "Matches DOAJ 1350 CAD.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "doaj-paid",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "hybrid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (Internet Archive snapshot)",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Chemistry",
   "publisher": "Canadian Science Publishing",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": 3400.0,
   "currency": "CAD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "No page charges",
   "conditions": "Optional OpenArticle fee for manuscripts submitted after 2026-01-01; none for Discussion and Reply; CAD for authors in Canada, USD outside.",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "For this subscription journal, fees apply only if authors choose for the article to be published open access.",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260322225717/https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjc/publication-fees",
   "official_site": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjc",
   "notes": "Wayback copy dated 2026-03-22; live site 403. ISSNs not read.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "hybrid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (Internet Archive snapshot)",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Forest Research",
   "publisher": "Canadian Science Publishing",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": 3750.0,
   "currency": "CAD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "No page charges",
   "conditions": "Optional OpenArticle fee for manuscripts submitted after 2026-01-01; none for Discussion, Reply, Review; CRKN 25% discount; CAD for authors in Canada, USD outside.",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "For this subscription journal, fees apply only if authors choose for the article to be published open access.",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260321125611/https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjfr/publication-fees",
   "official_site": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjfr",
   "notes": "Wayback copy dated 2026-03-21; live site 403. ISSNs not read.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "hybrid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (Internet Archive snapshot)",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Physics",
   "publisher": "Canadian Science Publishing",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": 3400.0,
   "currency": "CAD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": false,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "Optional OpenArticle fee for manuscripts submitted after 1 Jan 2026; charged in CAD plus tax to authors in Canada, USD outside Canada; no page charges, online colour free; waived for CRKN/FSLN institutions; Discussion and Reply free access",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "For manuscripts originally submitted after January 1, 2026 , the standard open access fee is $3,400.",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjp/publication-fees",
   "official_site": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjp",
   "notes": "Picked row. Live site 403; read Internet Archive copy (page mentions fee changes from 2026-01-01). Page text read lacks ISSN so issn left null.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "hybrid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (Internet Archive snapshot)",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Plant Science",
   "publisher": "Canadian Science Publishing",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": 1350.0,
   "currency": "CAD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": false,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "Page charge $90/published page; $30/page for society members, editors, collections.",
   "conditions": "OpenArticle OA fee $1,350 for manuscripts submitted after Jan 1 2026; 12-month embargo otherwise. CRKN 25% off; Research4Life waivers; UC agreement. Collection articles OA $250.",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "Page charge: $90/published page.",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260321110904/https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjps/publication-fees",
   "official_site": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjps",
   "notes": "Wayback copy dated 2026-03-21. Currency presumed CAD per CSP policy on page (CAD to authors in Canada, USD outside). Page charge is levied on the subscription route too, so not a pure hybrid. ISSN not verified.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (manual)",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Political Science",
   "publisher": "Cambridge University Press (for Societe quebecoise de science politique / CPSA)",
   "issn": "1744-9324",
   "apc_amount": 3655.0,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "All research articles published Gold OA; USD 3655 (GBP 2610). Non-research articles are not OA by default; optional OA via APC not eligible for waivers.",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "This is an open access journal in which all research articles are published Gold Open Access under a Creative Commons licence.",
   "source_url": "https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-political-science-revue-canadienne-de-science-politique/information/author-instructions/fees-and-pricing",
   "official_site": "https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-political-science-revue-canadienne-de-science-politique",
   "notes": "Print ISSN 0008-4239. Institutional agreements and waivers can cover APC; additional taxes may apply.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "hybrid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (manual)",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Public Health",
   "publisher": "Springer Nature (on behalf of the Canadian Public Health Association)",
   "issn": "1920-7476",
   "apc_amount": 3190.0,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "Optional open access APC; list price also stated as GBP 2290 / EUR 2590. Subscription route has no author charge.",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "The current APC for Canadian Journal of Public Health is £2290.00 GBP / $3190.00 USD / €2590.00 EUR.",
   "source_url": "https://link.springer.com/journal/41997/how-to-publish-with-us",
   "official_site": "https://link.springer.com/journal/41997",
   "notes": "Print ISSN 0008-4263. VAT not stated on page read. Picked row: Springer-hosted CPHA journal.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "hybrid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (Internet Archive snapshot)",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Zoology",
   "publisher": "Canadian Science Publishing",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": 3900.0,
   "currency": "CAD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": false,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "No page charges.",
   "conditions": "OpenArticle optional OA fee $3,900 for manuscripts submitted after Jan 1 2026. Discussion and Reply free access. CSP policy: CAD plus tax to Canadian authors, USD to others.",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "fees apply only if authors choose for the article to be published open access.",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260321103312/https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjz/publication-fees",
   "official_site": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjz",
   "notes": "Wayback copy dated 2026-03-21; live 403. ISSN not verified.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "hybrid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (manual)",
   "journal": "Canadian Mathematical Bulletin",
   "publisher": "Cambridge University Press (for Canadian Mathematical Society)",
   "issn": "1496-4287",
   "apc_amount": 3655.0,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "Optional colour print charge GBP 200 / USD 320",
   "conditions": "Optional Gold OA APC; GBP 2610 equivalent. Non-OA articles: no APC. Many institutional read-and-publish agreements cover it; Cambridge Open Equity Initiative waivers.",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "This is a hybrid journal, which means it provides authors with options to make their articles open access",
   "source_url": "https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-mathematical-bulletin/information/author-instructions/fees-and-pricing",
   "official_site": "https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-mathematical-bulletin",
   "notes": "Print ISSN 0008-4395. Taxes may apply per page.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (manual)",
   "journal": "Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal",
   "publisher": "Canadian Online Publication Group (COPG)",
   "issn": "2561-987X",
   "apc_amount": 1800.0,
   "currency": "CAD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "Research and review articles and special issue articles 1800; case studies/series/clinical notes 1500; long-form (10,000-15,000 words) 2200; editorials, professional opinions, invited articles no APC; waiver for low-income economies, discount for lower-middle-income",
   "doaj_apc": "Yes",
   "doaj_apc_amount": "1800 CAD",
   "works": 180,
   "quote": "Authors pay an APC upon acceptance for publication.",
   "source_url": "https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/APC",
   "official_site": "https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/index",
   "notes": "Amounts as summarised from the APC page; only the quoted sentence is verbatim.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "doaj-paid",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (Internet Archive snapshot)",
   "journal": "CMAJ",
   "publisher": "CMA Impact Inc.",
   "issn": "1488-2329",
   "apc_amount": 3750.0,
   "currency": "CAD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": false,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "Research papers only, due on acceptance; no colour or page charges; non-research articles exempt; guidelines from $12,500 CDN; GST/HST for Canadian corresponding authors",
   "doaj_apc": "Yes",
   "doaj_apc_amount": "3500 CAD",
   "works": 0,
   "quote": "Authors of research papers are asked to pay a publication fee of $3,750 CDN plus applicable sales tax upon acceptance of their paper.",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250907015540/https://www.cmaj.ca/content/publication-fees",
   "official_site": "https://www.cmaj.ca",
   "notes": "Live site 403; read Internet Archive copy dated 2025-09-07. DOAJ lists 3500 CAD (stale).",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "doaj-paid",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (Internet Archive snapshot)",
   "journal": "Drone Systems and Applications",
   "publisher": "Canadian Science Publishing",
   "issn": "2564-4939",
   "apc_amount": 1600.0,
   "currency": "CAD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "CAD plus tax for authors in Canada, USD for authors outside Canada (CSP currency note; USD figure not separately listed). 1600 applies to Article, Notes, Letter, Review, Mini-review, Editorial submitted after 2026-01-01; Comments 750. Research4Life waiver; 15% FSLN discount; UC agreement.",
   "doaj_apc": "Yes",
   "doaj_apc_amount": "1500 CAD; 1500 USD",
   "works": 120,
   "quote": "$1,600 for Article, Notes, Letter, Review, Mini-review, and Editorial article types originally submitted after January 1, 2026.",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260322053310/https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/dsa/publication-fees",
   "official_site": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/dsa",
   "notes": "Wayback copy dated 2026-03-22; live site 403. DOAJ says 1500, now stale. Page shows \"$\" with the general CSP currency note.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "doaj-paid",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (Internet Archive snapshot)",
   "journal": "FACETS",
   "publisher": "Canadian Science Publishing",
   "issn": "2371-1671",
   "apc_amount": 2000.0,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": false,
   "submission_fee": 0.0,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "Charged in CAD (plus tax) to authors in Canada and in USD to authors outside Canada; Comment/Editorial/Retrospective $525; Invited Reply no charge; discounts and waivers available after acceptance",
   "doaj_apc": "Yes",
   "doaj_apc_amount": "2500 USD; 2500 CAD",
   "works": 726,
   "quote": "Every other article type: $2000 originally submitted after January 1, 2024",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240811182618/https://www.facetsjournal.com/for-authors/fees-and-payment",
   "official_site": "https://www.facetsjournal.com",
   "notes": "Live page returned 403 (bot wall); read Internet Archive copy dated 2024-08-11, so amount may be out of date. DOAJ lists 2500 USD/CAD. Page also says \"There are no submission fees.\"",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "doaj-paid",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (manual)",
   "journal": "International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research",
   "publisher": "The Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol",
   "issn": "1925-7066",
   "apc_amount": 750.0,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "Additional $150 per 500 words over the recommended 4,000-word limit",
   "conditions": "Applies to empirical research manuscripts up to 4,000 words; fee waivers for authors from low- and middle-income countries and considered for early career researchers; article published online only after payment",
   "doaj_apc": "Yes",
   "doaj_apc_amount": "600 USD",
   "works": 0,
   "quote": "charges US $750",
   "source_url": "http://ijadr.org/index.php/ijadr/about/submissions",
   "official_site": "http://ijadr.org",
   "notes": "DOAJ lists 600 USD; journal page states US $750 for research papers. Fees for other article types not stated.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "doaj-paid",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (manual)",
   "journal": "International Journal of Analysis and Applications",
   "publisher": "Etamaths Publishing",
   "issn": "2291-8639",
   "apc_amount": 720.0,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "Charged to corresponding author for each accepted article.",
   "doaj_apc": "Yes",
   "doaj_apc_amount": "450 USD",
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   "quote": "The corresponding author will be charged a publication fee of $720 (USD) for each accepted article.",
   "source_url": "http://etamaths.com/index.php/ijaa/about/submissions",
   "official_site": "http://www.etamaths.com/index.php/ijaa",
   "notes": "DOAJ lists 450 USD; the journal page says 720 USD. Waivers not mentioned.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "doaj-paid",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (manual)",
   "journal": "Journal of Medical Internet Research",
   "publisher": "JMIR Publications",
   "issn": "1438-8871",
   "apc_amount": 3350.0,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": false,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "Corrigendum fee US$190; extended copyediting US$500; 7% surcharge for non-credit-card payment.",
   "conditions": "Standard article; Viewpoint US$2680, Research Letter US$1675; payable on acceptance.",
   "doaj_apc": "Yes",
   "doaj_apc_amount": "3350 USD",
   "works": 8909,
   "quote": "An APF of $3350 is payable upon acceptance.",
   "source_url": "https://www.jmir.org/about-journal/article-processing-fees",
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   "notes": "Page: fees exclusive of any applicable VAT. No waiver stated for flagship JMIR on that page.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "doaj-paid",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "charge"
  },
  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "journal-page (manual)",
   "journal": "OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development",
   "publisher": "Ontario International Development Agency",
   "issn": "1923-6662",
   "apc_amount": 600.0,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "Regular papers, short papers and short research commentaries; payable on acceptance; free for OIDA-funded projects, letters to the editor, invited articles and OIDA conference papers; limited grants for authors in financial need",
   "doaj_apc": "Yes",
   "doaj_apc_amount": "600 USD",
   "works": 0,
   "quote": "Regular papers, short papers and short research commentaries US$ 600.00.",
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   "official_site": "http://www.oidaijsd.com",
   "notes": "",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "doaj-paid",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
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   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning",
   "publisher": "Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE)",
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   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": "No",
   "doaj_apc_amount": "",
   "works": 409,
   "quote": "is the official journal of The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education",
   "source_url": "https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/cjsotl_rcacea/about/submissions",
   "official_site": "https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/cjsotl_rcacea",
   "notes": "DOAJ says no APC but the journal page read contains no fee statement; old ir.lib.uwo.ca address now redirects to a generic Western library page. Alternate host ojs.uwindsor.ca also silent.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "doaj-free",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "hybrid",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Anesthesia",
   "publisher": "Springer (for Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society)",
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   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "Publishing model : Hybrid",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260102001851/https://link.springer.com/journal/12630",
   "official_site": "https://link.springer.com/journal/12630",
   "notes": "Wayback copy dated 2026-01-02 of Springer journal page; OA fee amount not shown. ISSN 1496-8975 is e-ISSN (print 0832-610X) as shown on page.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "hybrid",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Cardiology",
   "publisher": "Elsevier (on behalf of Canadian Cardiovascular Society)",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "This journal offers authors a choice in publishing their research: open access and subscription.",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250731213313/https://onlinecjc.ca/content/authorinfo",
   "official_site": "https://www.onlinecjc.ca",
   "notes": "Wayback copy dated 2025-07-31 of guide for authors; OA APC amount not stated there (refers to Elsevier OA page). Live site 403. ISSN not verified.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering",
   "publisher": "Canadian Science Publishing (from cdnsciencepub.com domain; page not readable)",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "",
   "source_url": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjce",
   "official_site": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjce",
   "notes": "Canadian Science Publishing site returns Cloudflare challenge (403); not bypassed. ISSN and publisher not verified from a readable page.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Diabetes",
   "publisher": "Elsevier (on behalf of Diabetes Canada)",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": null,
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250612102302id_/https://www.canadianjournalofdiabetes.com/content/authorinfo",
   "official_site": "https://www.canadianjournalofdiabetes.com",
   "notes": "Live site 403 (bot wall). Wayback 2025-06-12 guide for authors only links to an Elsevier Open Access page; no amount or explicit hybrid statement read. ISSN not verified. Likely Elsevier hybrid but not confirmed.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "hybrid",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences",
   "publisher": "Canadian Science Publishing",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": "CAD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
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   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "OpenArticle open access fee (optional): $3000/article.",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2023id_/https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjes/publication-fees",
   "official_site": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjes",
   "notes": "Picked row. Only an Internet Archive copy from 2023 was obtainable (live 403); that amount ($3000) is stale - sister journal CJP is $3,400 from 2026 - so apc_amount left null. ISSN not on pages read.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Economics",
   "publisher": "Wiley (for Canadian Economics Association)",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": null,
   "source_url": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/15405982/homepage/forauthors.html",
   "official_site": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15405982",
   "notes": "Wiley returns 403 (bot wall) live and in Wayback; nothing read. ISSN not verified.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences",
   "publisher": "Canadian Science Publishing (from cdnsciencepub.com domain; page not readable)",
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   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "",
   "source_url": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjfas",
   "official_site": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjfas",
   "notes": "Canadian Science Publishing site returns Cloudflare challenge (403); not bypassed. ISSN and publisher not verified from a readable page. Journal identified as CJFAS by URL only.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology",
   "publisher": "Wiley (Hindawi)",
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   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": false,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "None: page says no submission, page or color charges.",
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   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "The Article Processing Charge for the journal is $2450",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240217194631/https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjgh/apc/",
   "official_site": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720",
   "notes": "Only a dated archived copy of the official page was readable and it may be out of date; not published as a current price. Journal moved publisher or the copy is from 2022–2024.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Higher Education",
   "publisher": null,
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": null,
   "source_url": null,
   "official_site": null,
   "notes": "Candidate site journals.sfu.ca/cjhe unreachable (connection failure/timeouts on repeated tries); no official page read. Journal is of the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology",
   "publisher": "Hindawi (Wiley)",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "Open Access title; APC billed after acceptance; no other fees (submission, page, colour).",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "The Article Processing Charge for the journal is $2060.",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240217193414/https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjidmm/apc/",
   "official_site": "https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjidmm/",
   "notes": "Only a dated archived copy of the official page was readable and it may be out of date; not published as a current price. Journal moved publisher or the copy is from 2022–2024.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease",
   "publisher": "SAGE Publications",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": null,
   "source_url": "https://cjkhd.biomedcentral.com/",
   "official_site": "https://journals.sagepub.com/home/cjk",
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   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Mathematics",
   "publisher": "Cambridge University Press (on behalf of the Canadian Mathematical Society)",
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   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": null,
   "source_url": "https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-mathematics",
   "official_site": "https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-mathematics",
   "notes": "Journal page read says only \"Contains open access\"; no APC or author-charge statement found within budget. Print ISSN 0008-414X. Likely hybrid but not verified.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Microbiology",
   "publisher": "Canadian Science Publishing",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": null,
   "source_url": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjm",
   "official_site": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjm",
   "notes": "Publisher site returns 403 to direct fetch; Wayback journal page (2026-09-12) has Publication fees tab but fee page not retrievable. ISSN not verified.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences",
   "publisher": "Cambridge University Press (Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation)",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": null,
   "source_url": "https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-neurological-sciences",
   "official_site": null,
   "notes": "Cambridge fee page URL 404; journal page not retrieved. Nothing read. ISSN not verified.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "hybrid",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Psychiatry",
   "publisher": "SAGE Publications (for the Canadian Psychiatric Association)",
   "issn": "1497-0015",
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "Optional open access; CRKN institutions publish OA free or at discount via Sage Choice",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "CJP offers optional open access publishing.",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://journals.sagepub.com/author-instructions/CPA",
   "official_site": "https://journals.sagepub.com/home/cpa",
   "notes": "Picked row. Internet Archive copy of SAGE instructions; amount not given on the page.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Soil Science",
   "publisher": "Canadian Science Publishing",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": null,
   "source_url": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjss",
   "official_site": "https://cdnsciencepub.com/journal/cjss",
   "notes": "Publisher site returns 403 to direct fetch; Wayback copy of journal page (2026-10-11) shows a Publication fees tab but fee page itself not retrievable. ISSN not verified.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Statistics",
   "publisher": "Wiley (for the Statistical Society of Canada)",
   "issn": "1708-945X",
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "Open Access Agreement for Canadian Institutions",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1708945X/homepage/productinformation.html",
   "official_site": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1708945X",
   "notes": "Picked row. Live Wiley site blocked (403); read Internet Archive copy. Page shows an Open Access menu and CRKN OA agreement link but no APC amount; probably hybrid but not stated explicitly.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Journal of Surgery",
   "publisher": "CMA Impact Inc. (subsidiary of the Canadian Medical Association)",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
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   "official_site": "https://www.canjsurg.ca/page/about",
   "notes": "Open access, reader-side free; author instructions page silent on APC/fees. ISSN not shown on pages read.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Medical Association Journal",
   "publisher": null,
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": null,
   "source_url": "https://www.cmaj.ca/authors",
   "official_site": "https://www.cmaj.ca",
   "notes": "cmaj.ca returns 403 (bot wall) live and in Wayback; no fee statement read. Publisher from general knowledge, not verified on page.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Public Policy",
   "publisher": "University of Toronto Press",
   "issn": null,
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": null,
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": null,
   "source_url": "https://utppublishing.com/journal/cpp",
   "official_site": null,
   "notes": "utppublishing.com returns 403 (bot wall) live and in Wayback; nothing read. ISSN not verified.",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Canadian Respiratory Journal",
   "publisher": "Wiley (Hindawi)",
   "issn": "1198-2241",
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": false,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "None: page says no submission, page or color charges.",
   "conditions": "Open access title; APC billed on acceptance; waiver policy exists.",
   "doaj_apc": null,
   "doaj_apc_amount": null,
   "works": null,
   "quote": "The Article Processing Charge for the journal is $2060.",
   "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240225194117/https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crj/apc/",
   "official_site": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503",
   "notes": "Only a dated archived copy of the official page was readable and it may be out of date; not published as a current price. Journal moved publisher or the copy is from 2022–2024.",
   "sources": "journal page",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "picked",
   "subscription_route_charge": null,
   "display_group": "unclear"
  },
  {
   "status": "unknown",
   "evidence": "none",
   "journal": "Decision Science Letters",
   "publisher": "Growing Science",
   "issn": "1929-5812",
   "apc_amount": null,
   "currency": null,
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": null,
   "conditions": "",
   "doaj_apc": "No",
   "doaj_apc_amount": "",
   "works": 705,
   "quote": "",
   "source_url": "http://growingscience.com/dsl/author_fee.html",
   "official_site": "http://growingscience.com/dsl/dsl.html",
   "notes": "Page behind bot wall (Cloudflare-style challenge); not bypassed; Wayback fetch not possible. DOAJ says no APC (lead only).",
   "sources": "",
   "country": "Canada",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-14",
   "selection": "doaj-free",
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