Journal fees
Optics Express — publication fee
Verified list price, waiver route and what authors actually paid.
Checked 16 September 2026
The Optics Express article processing charge is $2,300 (list price, before tax), read from the publisher's page on 16 September 2026.
Fees at a glance
| Publisher | Optica Publishing Group |
|---|---|
| Model | gold OA |
| APC (list) | $2,300 |
| Median actually paid | €2,305 across 27 articles (2025) OpenAPC, incl. VAT, EUR — not converted from list price |
| Among Optica Publishing Group | Of 7 priced Optica Publishing Group journals in USD: 4 cost less, 2 cost more range $1,240–$3,460 |
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
- opg.optica.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.