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  "name": "Small and independent publishers — examples of author-fee statements",
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  "attribution": "JournalFees — journalfees.com; each row read from the journal’s own page or its publisher’s fee page",
  "dateModified": "2026-10-21",
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  "note": "A selection, not a census. Rows were read automatically on 21 October 2026 and not yet double-checked by hand; verify on the journal’s site before relying on a figure. display_group is how journalfees.com groups rows on the page; unclear means no verified statement."
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   "official_site": null,
   "country": "Russian Federation",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
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  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica",
   "publisher": "Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology",
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   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": false,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "990 + VAT = 1,190 USD, plus 3% transaction fee (36 USD)",
   "conditions": "100% waiver for authors from World Bank low-income economies; 50% (495 USD + VAT) for TOTDER/TOTBID members",
   "source_url": "https://aott.org.tr/index.php/pub/policies",
   "official_site": null,
   "country": "Türkiye",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae",
   "publisher": "Polish Botanical Society",
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   "apc_amount": 700,
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   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
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   "official_site": null,
   "country": "Poland",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
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   "publisher": "CRAC, INSAAC",
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   "conditions": "10,000 FCFA reduction for students in Language Sciences at Universite Felix Houphouet-Boigny, per accepted article",
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   "country": "Côte d'Ivoire",
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   "selection": "small-publisher",
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Anales (Asociación Física Argentina)",
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   "country": "Argentina",
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   "status": "paid",
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   "journal": "Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science",
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   "apc_amount": 50,
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   "country": "Romania",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia",
   "publisher": "Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)",
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   "apc_amount": 2000,
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   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "Not stated",
   "conditions": "First author who is an SBC member in good standing at approval is exempt; articles submitted before 01/04/2024 not charged",
   "source_url": "https://www.scielo.br/journal/abc/about/",
   "official_site": null,
   "country": "Brazil",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria",
   "publisher": "Thieme Revinter Publicações",
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   "apc_amount": 200,
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   "unit": "per-article",
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Asian Journal of Medical Sciences",
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   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Bio-Protocol",
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   "country": "United States",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
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  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles",
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   "official_site": null,
   "country": "Spain",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry",
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   "unit": "per-article",
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   "submission_fee": null,
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   "official_site": null,
   "country": "Germany",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
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  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Chemical Engineering Transactions",
   "publisher": "AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.",
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   "apc_amount": 600,
   "currency": "EUR",
   "unit": "per-article",
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   "submission_fee": null,
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   "source_url": "https://www.aidic.it/cetjournal/onlinesubmission.html",
   "official_site": null,
   "country": "Italy",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
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  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Ecology and Society",
   "publisher": "Resilience Alliance",
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   "conditions": "Limited number of full or partial waivers if all authors live and work in developing countries; sole-author students may get waiver; must be granted before submission",
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   "official_site": null,
   "country": "United States",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
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  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding",
   "publisher": "Indian Society of Plant Breeders",
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   "unit": null,
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   "submission_fee": 500.0,
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   "source_url": "https://www.ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/ejpb/author-policy/articlecharges",
   "official_site": null,
   "country": "India",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
   "display_group": "charge"
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  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Engineering and Technology Journal",
   "publisher": "Unviversity of Technology- Iraq",
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   "country": "Iraq",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
   "display_group": "charge"
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  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Haematologica",
   "publisher": "Ferrata Storti Foundation",
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   "apc_amount": 3000,
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   "vat_included": false,
   "submission_fee": 70.0,
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   "official_site": null,
   "country": "Italy",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
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  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Journal of Agricultural Extension",
   "publisher": "Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria",
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   "apc_amount": 50000,
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   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "Conference papers (annual/special): 15,000 NGN",
   "conditions": "Waiver and discounts for authors with demonstrated needs (war zones, prolonged natural disaster, physical disability); discounts 10% to 50%",
   "source_url": "https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/publication_fee_waiver_and_discounts",
   "official_site": null,
   "country": "Nigeria",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
   "display_group": "charge"
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  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management",
   "publisher": "Joint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)",
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   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
   "other_fees": "Nigeria-based corresponding authors N30,000 (non-refundable); papers over 17 pages could be charged extra (no amount); retraction fee = publication fee; removal/replacement fee = twice",
   "conditions": "Partial waivers at Executive Editor discretion, may include sole-author PhD students and authors from the 46 LDCs",
   "source_url": "https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/about",
   "official_site": null,
   "country": "Nigeria",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
   "display_group": "charge"
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research",
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   "apc_amount": 320,
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   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": 590.25,
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   "country": "India",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
   "display_group": "charge"
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology",
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   "submission_fee": null,
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   "conditions": "Discounted APCs (not full waiver) for corresponding authors in World Bank low-income countries",
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   "country": "India",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Journal of Threatened Taxa",
   "publisher": "Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society",
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   "currency": "INR (India) / USD (abroad)",
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   "country": "India",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology",
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   "apc_amount": 150,
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   "unit": "per-article",
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": null,
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   "country": "Libya",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
   "display_group": "charge"
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal",
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   "apc_amount": 100,
   "currency": "USD",
   "unit": null,
   "vat_included": null,
   "submission_fee": 20.2,
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   "official_site": null,
   "country": "Pakistan",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
   "display_group": "charge"
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  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Química Nova",
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   "submission_fee": null,
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   "country": "Brazil",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
   "display_group": "charge"
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  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Radioengineering",
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   "submission_fee": null,
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   "country": "Czechia",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
   "display_group": "charge"
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  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
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   "apc_amount": 2000,
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   "unit": "per-article",
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   "submission_fee": 500.0,
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   "conditions": "Editorials and invited articles exempt",
   "source_url": "https://www.scielo.br/journal/reben/about/",
   "official_site": null,
   "country": "Brazil",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
   "display_group": "charge"
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   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
   "journal": "Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Pecuarias",
   "publisher": "Instituto Nacional del Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias",
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   "currency": "MXN",
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   "submission_fee": null,
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   "source_url": "http://cienciaspecuarias.inifap.gob.mx/index.php/Pecuarias/about/submissions",
   "official_site": null,
   "country": "Mexico",
   "verified_date": "2026-10-21",
   "selection": "small-publisher",
   "display_group": "charge"
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  {
   "status": "paid",
   "evidence": "automated page reading, not yet double-checked",
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