Diagnostics — publication fee
Verified list price, waiver route and what authors actually paid.
Checked 16 September 2026
The Diagnostics article processing charge is CHF 2,600 (list price, before tax), read from the publisher's page on 16 September 2026.
Fees at a glance
| Publisher | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Model | gold OA |
| APC (list) | CHF 2,600 |
| Median actually paid | €2,400 across 11 articles (2025) OpenAPC, incl. VAT, EUR — not converted from list price |
Waivers and discounts
MDPI: Case by case for low- and middle-income countries. Request required. Checked 1 August 2026.
Peer review, speed and licence
| Submission to publication | 6 weeks average stated by the journal |
|---|---|
| Peer review | Single anonymous |
| Licence | CC BY |
| Author keeps copyright | Yes |
| Plagiarism screening | Yes |
| Long-term preservation | None listed |
| Open access since | 2011 |
What Diagnostics states in its record in the Directory of Open Access Journals, read 16 October 2026. The journal supplies these fields; DOAJ does not audit turnaround times. DOAJ record.
Sources for this page
- Fee
- mdpi.com
- Checked
- 16 September 2026
- Paid median
- OpenAPC v5.11.4-4-1 (ODbL), n≥5
- Review & licence
- DOAJ (CC0), read 16 October 2026
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