The European Physical Journal C — publication fee
Verified list price, waiver route.
Checked 16 September 2026
The European Physical Journal C charges authors no article processing charge. "There is no fee to publish … because the APC is covered by the Società Italiana di Fisica."
Fees at a glance
| Publisher | Springer Nature (Springer) |
|---|---|
| Model | gold OA, no author fee |
| APC (list) | free |
Waivers and discounts
Springer Nature: Low-income economies as of July 2023. Request required.
Compared with
Peer review, speed and licence
| Submission to publication | 12 weeks average stated by the journal |
|---|---|
| Peer review | Single anonymous |
| Licence | CC BY |
| Author keeps copyright | Yes |
| Plagiarism screening | Yes |
| Long-term preservation | CLOCKSS, Portico |
| Open access since | 2014 |
What The European Physical Journal C 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
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- Checked
- 16 September 2026
- Review & licence
- DOAJ (CC0), read 16 October 2026
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