BMJ publication fees (APC) 2026
42 BMJ journals with the APC the publisher lists, open access or hybrid, each with its source.
Checked 14 October 2026
BMJ lists article processing charges (APCs) for 42 journals in our data; fully open access journals charge £2,390 to £3,690 (median £2,390); 21 are hybrid, where open access is optional and costs £3,760 at the median. List prices before tax and waivers, read from BMJ’s own price list or fee pages; checked 14 October 2026. 4 journals currently charge nothing.
APC by journal
| Journal | APC | Model | ISSN | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archives of Disease in Childhood | £4,370 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1468-2044 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal | £4,370 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1468-2052 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Case Reports | £750 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1757-790X | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Connections Rheumatology | £2,390 | Open access | 2978-7122 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Connections Surgery | £2,390 | Open access | 2978-1809 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Digital Health & AI | £3,580 | Open access | 3049-575X | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Endocrinology | £3,690 | Open access | 2978-7130 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine | £4,370 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 2515-4478 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Global Health | £3,580 | Open access | 2059-7908 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Leader | £3,650 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 2398-631X | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Open | £2,390 | Open access | 2044-6055 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Open Gastroenterology | £2,390 | Open access | 2054-4774 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Open Ophthalmology | £2,460 | Open access | 2397-3269 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Open Quality | £2,390 | Open access | 2399-6641 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Paediatrics Open | £2,390 | Open access | 2399-9772 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Quality & Safety | £4,370 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 2044-5423 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care | £3,650 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 2045-4368 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Surgery | £4,370 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 2977-7801 | source 2026-10-14 |
| BMJ Women’s Health | £3,690 | Open access | 2978-7157 | source 2026-10-14 |
| British Journal of Sports Medicine | £4,370 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1473-0480 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin | £3,650 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1755-5248 | source 2026-10-14 |
| eGastroenterology | free | Open access | 2976-7296 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Family Medicine and Community Health | free | Open access | 2009-8774 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Gut | £4,500 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1468-3288 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine | free | Open access | 2667-1646 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Heart | £3,650 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1468-201X | source 2026-10-14 |
| Injury Prevention | £3,760 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1475-5785 | source 2026-10-14 |
| JNIS Advances | £2,390 | Open access | 2979-112X | source 2026-10-14 |
| Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer | $3,180 | Open access | 2051-1426 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Journal of Medical Evidence | free | Open access | 2667-0739 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Journal of Medical Genetics | £4,370 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1468-6244 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery | $5,815 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1759-8486 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders | £2,390 | Open access | 2397-1991 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Lifestyle Medicine Advances | £3,650 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 2755-6670 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Occupational & Environmental Medicine | £3,650 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1470-7926 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Open Heart | £2,390 | Open access | 2053-3624 | source 2026-10-14 |
| RMD Open | £3,580 | Open access | 2056-5933 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Sexually Transmitted Infections | £3,650 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1472-3263 | source 2026-10-14 |
| The BMJ | $8,090 | Hybrid (optional OA) | source 2026-10-14 | |
| Thorax | £4,370 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1468-3296 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Tobacco Control | £3,650 | Hybrid (optional OA) | 1468-3318 | source 2026-10-14 |
| Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open | $3,180 | Open access | 2397-5776 | source 2026-10-14 |
List prices for a standard research article, before VAT or local taxes, waivers, institutional agreements and country-tiered pricing. In a hybrid journal you can publish without paying through the subscription route; the price is only for making the article open access. Prices change: confirm on the publisher’s page before you submit.