Journal fees
Scientific Reports — publication fee
Verified list price, waiver route and what authors actually paid.
Checked 16 September 2026
The Scientific Reports article processing charge is $2,850 / €2,490 / £2,290 (list price, before tax), read from the publisher's page on 16 September 2026.
Fees at a glance
| Publisher | Springer Nature (Nature Portfolio) |
|---|---|
| Model | gold OA |
| APC (list) | $2,850 / €2,490 / £2,290 |
| Median actually paid | €2,949 across 12 articles (2026) OpenAPC, incl. VAT, EUR — not converted from list price |
| ISSN | 2045-2322 |
Waivers and discounts
Springer Nature: Low-income economies as of July 2023. Request required.
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Sources for this page
- Fee
- nature.com
- Checked
- 16 September 2026
- Paid median
- OpenAPC v5.11.4-4-1 (ODbL), n≥5
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