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Publishing fees in physics
Condensed matter to particle physics — including the free SCOAP3 route. Fees, free (diamond) routes and head-to-head comparisons.
71journals tracked
15comparisons
6free routes
$2,353median APC (USD titles)
Publish free in this field
- SciPost Physics — SciPost, no fee
- Journal of High Energy Physics — Springer Nature (SCOAP3), no fee
- European Physical Journal C — Springer Nature (SCOAP3), no fee
- Physics Letters B — Elsevier (SCOAP3), no fee
- SciPost Physics Core — SciPost, no fee
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Communications Materials vs Communications Physics$3,790 / $4,190Communications Physics vs Nature Communications$4,190 / $7,350Communications Physics vs New Journal of Physics$4,190 / $2,485Communications Physics vs npj Computational Materials$4,190 / $3,590Communications Physics vs Physical Review Research$4,190 / $2,755Communications Physics vs Scientific Reports$4,190 / $2,850European Physical Journal C vs Journal of High Energy Physicsfree / freeEuropean Physical Journal C vs Physics Letters Bfree / freeJournal of High Energy Physics vs Physics Letters Bfree / freeNew Journal of Physics vs Physical Review Research$2,485 / $2,755New Journal of Physics vs SciPost Physics$2,485 / freeNew Journal of Physics vs SciPost Physics Core$2,485 / freePhysical Review Research vs SciPost Physics$2,755 / freePhysical Review Research vs SciPost Physics Core$2,755 / freeSciPost Physics vs SciPost Physics Corefree / free
Journals we track (71)
| Journal | Publisher | APC (list) | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAPPS Bulletin | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,990 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Acoustics | MDPI | CHF 1,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Acta Acustica | EDP Sciences | free | source 2026-09-16 |
| Advanced Metamaterials | Springer Nature — Springer | $2,390 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Advances in Radio Science | Copernicus Publications | €34 | source 2026-08-23 |
| AIP Advances | AIP Publishing | $1,500 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Applied Physics B | Springer Nature — Springer | $4,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| AppliedPhys | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Astronautics | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Astronomy | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | EDP Sciences | €1,650 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Atoms | MDPI | CHF 1,500 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Biomedical Optics Express | Optica Publishing Group | $1,775 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Biophysica | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Communications Physics | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $4,190 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Condensed Matter | MDPI | CHF 1,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Discover Physics | Springer Nature — Discover | $2,190 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Discover Space | Springer Nature — Discover | $2,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| EJNMMI Physics | Springer Nature — Springer | $2,590 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Entropic and Disordered Matter | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| EPJ Quantum Technology | Springer Nature — Springer | $2,190 | source 2026-08-23 |
| EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,990 | source 2026-08-23 |
| European Physical Journal - Applied Physics | EDP Sciences | €1,650 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Europhysics News | EDP Sciences | €1,100 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Galaxies | MDPI | CHF 1,500 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Instruments | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of High Energy Physics | Springer Nature — Springer | free | source 2026-09-16 |
| Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics | Springer Nature — Springer | $1,540 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of Optical Materials | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications | EDP Sciences | €1,700 | source 2026-09-16 |
| La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento | Springer Nature — Springer | $0 subscription / $3,190 OA | source 2026-09-16 |
| Light: Science & Applications | Springer Nature | $4,290 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Magnetic Resonance | Copernicus Publications | €75 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Magnetism | MDPI | CHF 1,200 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Modern Mathematical Physics | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| New Journal of Physics | IOP Publishing | $2,485 | not yet re-verified |
| npj Acoustics | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,590 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Biological Physics and Mechanics | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,590 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Metamaterials | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Microgravity | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $3,790 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Nanophotonics | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,190 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Quantum Information | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $4,390 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Quantum Materials | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,990 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Soft Matter | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Space Exploration | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,690 | source 2026-08-23 |
| npj Spintronics | Springer Nature — Nature Portfolio | $2,190 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Optica | Optica Publishing Group | $3,460 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Optica Quantum | Optica Publishing Group | $2,265 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Optical Materials Express | Optica Publishing Group | $1,760 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Optics | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Optics Continuum | Optica Publishing Group | $1,240 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Optics Express | Optica Publishing Group | $2,300 | source 2026-09-16 |
| Optoelectronics | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Particles | MDPI | CHF 1,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Photonics | MDPI | CHF 2,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Photonics Research | Optica Publishing Group | $2,500 | source 2026-09-16 |
| PhotoniX | Springer Nature — Springer | $2,317 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Physical Review Research | American Physical Society | $2,755 | not yet re-verified |
| Physics | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Physics Letters B | Elsevier (SCOAP3) | free | not yet re-verified |
| Plasma | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Quantum Beam Science | MDPI | CHF 1,600 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Quantum Reports | MDPI | CHF 1,400 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Radiation | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Radioprotection | EDP Sciences | no APC listed | source 2026-09-16 |
| SciPost Physics | SciPost | free | not yet re-verified |
| SciPost Physics Core | SciPost | free | not yet re-verified |
| Space and Planetary Resources | Springer Nature — Springer | $2,090 | source 2026-08-23 |
| The European Physical Journal C | Springer Nature — Springer | free | source 2026-09-16 |
| Time and Space | MDPI | CHF 1,000 | source 2026-08-23 |
| Universe | MDPI | CHF 1,600 | 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.