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Publishing fees in multidisciplinary
The mega-journals that take any field — where most authors compare on price. Fees, free (diamond) routes and head-to-head comparisons.
30journals tracked
28comparisons
0free routes
$2,233median APC (USD titles)
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ACS Omega vs Scientific Reports$1,935 / $2,850Communications Biology vs Nature Communications$4,390 / $7,350Communications Biology vs Scientific Reports$4,390 / $2,850Communications Chemistry vs Nature Communications$3,890 / $7,350Communications Chemistry vs Scientific Reports$3,890 / $2,850Communications Earth & Environment vs Nature Communications$3,690 / $7,350Communications Earth & Environment vs Scientific Reports$3,690 / $2,850Communications Medicine vs Nature Communications$3,890 / $7,350Communications Medicine vs Scientific Reports$3,890 / $2,850Communications Physics vs Nature Communications$4,190 / $7,350Communications Physics vs Scientific Reports$4,190 / $2,850Heliyon vs PLOS ONE$2,270 / $2,477Heliyon vs Scientific Reports$2,270 / $2,850IEEE Access vs Scientific Reports$2,160 / $2,850Nature Communications vs npj Biofilms and Microbiomes$7,350 / $4,390Nature Communications vs npj Parkinson's Disease$7,350 / $4,090Nature Communications vs npj Vaccines$7,350 / $4,090Nature Communications vs Science Advances$7,350 / $5,450Nature Communications vs Scientific Reports$7,350 / $2,850npj Biofilms and Microbiomes vs Scientific Reports$4,390 / $2,850npj Parkinson's Disease vs Scientific Reports$4,090 / $2,850npj Vaccines vs Scientific Reports$4,090 / $2,850PeerJ vs PLOS ONE$2,155 / $2,477PeerJ vs Scientific Reports$2,155 / $2,850PLOS Biology vs PLOS ONE$5,500 / $2,477PLOS Genetics vs PLOS ONE$3,165 / $2,477PLOS Medicine vs PLOS ONE$6,460 / $2,477PLOS ONE vs Scientific Reports$2,477 / $2,850
Journals we track (30)
| Journal | Publisher | APC (list) | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Sciences | MDPI | CHF 2,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,990 | source 2026-08-23 |
| BMC Methods | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $1,490 | source 2026-08-23 |
| BMC Research Notes | Springer Nature — BioMed Central | $1,790 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Challenges | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Communications Sustainability | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,590 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Discover Applied Sciences | Springer Nature — Discover | $1,990 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Discover Sustainability | Springer Nature — Discover | $1,790 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Emergent Scientist | EDP Sciences | €300 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Encyclopedia | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Future | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Green | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Heliyon | Elsevier | $2,270 | not yet re-verified |
| J | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Analyses | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Transformative Technologies and Sustainable Development | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,790 | source 2026-08-23 |
| MethodsX | Elsevier | $1,660 | source 2026-09-16 |
| National Science Open | EDP Sciences | €1,100 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Nature | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $12,850 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Nature Communications | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $7,350 | source 2026-09-16 |
| PLOS One | PLOS | $2,477 | source 2026-09-16 |
| PLOS Sustainability and Transformation | PLOS | $3,400 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Reports | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Sci | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Science Advances | AAAS | $5,450 | not yet re-verified |
| Scientific Data | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Scientific Reports | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,850 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Sustainability | MDPI | CHF 2,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Technologies | MDPI | CHF 1,800 | source 2026-08-23 |
| World | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
List prices from each publisher's own fee page, before tax and waivers, in the publisher's currency (MDPI and Frontiers in CHF, Copernicus and EDP in EUR). Hybrid journals cost nothing through the subscription route. Journals are grouped by title; check the journal's scope before submitting. Search all verified prices.