Journal fees
JMIR Formative Research — publication fee
Verified list price, waiver route and what authors actually paid.
Checked 16 September 2026
The JMIR Formative Research article processing charge is $2,500 (list price, before tax), read from the publisher's page on 16 September 2026.
Fees at a glance
| Publisher | JMIR Publications |
|---|---|
| Model | gold OA |
| APC (list) | $2,500 |
| Median actually paid | €2,475 across 9 articles (2025) OpenAPC, incl. VAT, EUR — not converted from list price |
| Among JMIR Publications | Of 33 priced JMIR Publications journals in USD: 24 cost less, 7 cost more, 1 charge the same range $1,000–$3,500 |
| Other article types | Viewpoints $2,000; Research Letter $1,250 |
APC vs proposed NIH limits
✗ over $2,000$2,000 per publication
✓ within $6,000$6,000 per publication, within the award cap
Not established$3,000 where reviewers are paid and reviews published
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
Sources for this page
- Fee
- jmir.org
- Checked
- 16 September 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.