Journal fees
PLOS Water — publication fee
Verified list price, waiver route and what authors actually paid.
Checked 16 September 2026
The PLOS Water article processing charge is $2,596 (list price, before tax), read from the publisher's page on 16 September 2026.
Fees at a glance
| Publisher | PLOS |
|---|---|
| Model | gold OA |
| APC (list) | $2,596 |
| Research4Life | Group A: free; Group B: $940 |
| Median actually paid | €2,048 across 7 articles (2023) OpenAPC, incl. VAT, EUR — not converted from list price |
Waivers and discounts
PLOS: publication is free for authors at institutions in Research4Life Group A countries; for Group B the fee is reduced to $940 (free in PLOS Biology, PLOS Medicine and PLOS Sustainability and Transformation).
Sources for this page
- Fee
- plos.org
- Checked
- 16 September 2026
- Paid median
- OpenAPC v5.11.4-4-1 (ODbL), n≥5
List prices before tax, waivers, agreements or country-tiered adjustments. Reconfirm on the publisher's page before submitting.