IEEE Photonics Journal — publication fee
Verified list price, waiver route and what authors actually paid.
Checked 6 October 2026
The IEEE Photonics Journal article processing charge is $2,160 (list price, before tax), read from the publisher's page on 6 October 2026.
Fees at a glance
| Publisher | IEEE |
|---|---|
| Model | gold OA |
| APC (list) | $2,160 |
| Median actually paid | €1,758 across 11 articles (2022) OpenAPC, incl. VAT, EUR — not converted from list price |
| ISSN | 1943-0655 |
APC vs proposed NIH limits
The $3,000 scenario applies only if the journal pays its reviewers and publishes the reviews. We do not verify that, so this journal is not shown as meeting it either way.
Proposed in NIH RFI NOT-OD-25-138 (30 July 2025). Not finalized as of 11 October 2026. Compared against this journal’s list APC in US dollars, as printed above — no currency is converted. What was proposed.
Waivers and discounts
IEEE: Low-income countries — 100%. Automatic.
Sources for this page
- Fee
- ieeephotonics.org
- Checked
- 6 October 2026
- Paid median
- OpenAPC (ODbL), n≥5
List prices before tax, waivers, agreements or country-tiered adjustments. Reconfirm on the publisher's page before submitting.