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Help choosing a journal — and paying less for it

Send the details below and an editor checks them by hand against the same verified data the site is built on. You get a short reply by email within three working days. This is a free pilot: we are testing whether this help is useful before deciding anything else.

Data last checked: 14 October 2026

What you get

3–5 journals in your field and within your budget, each with its list APC and the date we checked it on the publisher’s page.
Whether you qualify for a waiver or discount, how it is applied (automatically or on request at submission), and which author has to be corresponding for it to count.
Free routes, if there are any: no-fee (diamond) journals in your field, and the subscription route in hybrid journals.

Before you submit

A pre-submission check: who should be the corresponding author, whether the waiver has to be requested, and whether the journal is hybrid. One mistake here often costs $1,000 or more. See the one-page checklist.

What we do not do

We do not guarantee acceptance, and we do not contact journals for you.
We do not submit, edit, translate or write anything.
Journals and publishers do not pay us, and cannot pay to be recommended.
Do not send your manuscript. We only need the details in the form.

Your details

Field of research * Corresponding author’s country * Co-authors’ countries Maximum you can pay (USD) * Indexing you need * When do you plan to submit? Journal you are considering (optional)Have you already submitted? *

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After you send it

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