The EMBO Journal — publication fee
Verified list price, waiver route and what authors actually paid.
Checked 23 August 2026
The The EMBO Journal article processing charge is $8,270 / €7,028 / £5,990 (list price, before tax), read from the publisher's page on 23 August 2026.
Fees at a glance
| Publisher | Springer Nature (Springer Nature) |
|---|---|
| Model | gold OA |
| APC (list) | $8,270 / €7,028 / £5,990 |
| Median actually paid | €7,834 across 12 articles (2025) OpenAPC, incl. VAT, EUR — not converted from list price |
| Among Springer Nature | Of 674 priced Springer Nature journals in USD: 669 cost less, 1 cost more, 3 charge the same range $1,090–$12,850 |
| Price basis | APC list 2026, prices as of Oct 2025; APC determined at acceptance date |
| ISSN | 1460-2075 |
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.
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
Springer Nature: Low-income economies as of July 2023. Request required.
Sources for this page
- Fee
- springernature.com
- Checked
- 23 August 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.