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

PublisherSpringer Nature (Nature Portfolio)
Modelgold 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
ISSN2045-2322

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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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