Journal of Cryptographic Engineering — publication fee
Verified list price, waiver route.
Checked 16 September 2026
Journal of Cryptographic Engineering is a hybrid journal. Publishing through the subscription route carries no APC; choosing open access costs $3,490 / €2,890 / £2,590 (list price, before tax).
Fees at a glance
| Publisher | Springer Nature (Springer) |
|---|---|
| Model | hybrid |
| Subscription route | $0 — no APC Free to you, but the article is not open. Diamond journals are free and open. |
| APC (open access) | $3,490 / €2,890 / £2,590 |
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.
Compared against the open access fee only. The subscription route in this journal costs the author nothing, so it falls under every scenario — but the article is not then open access.
Proposed in NIH RFI NOT-OD-25-138 (30 July 2025). Not finalized as of 23 September 2026. Compared against this journal’s list APC in US dollars, as printed above — no currency is converted. What was proposed.
Waivers and discounts
Springer Nature: Low-income economies as of July 2023. Request required.
Sources for this page
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- Checked
- 16 September 2026
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