Royal Society of Chemistry publication fees (APC) 2026
22 Royal Society of Chemistry journals with the APC the publisher lists, open access or hybrid, each with its source.
Checked 14 October 2026
Royal Society of Chemistry lists article processing charges (APCs) for 22 journals in our data; fully open access journals charge £2,200 to £2,850 (median £2,200). List prices before tax and waivers, read from Royal Society of Chemistry’s own price list or fee pages; checked 14 October 2026. 5 journals currently charge nothing.
APC by journal
| Journal | APC | Model | ISSN | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Science | £2,850 | Open access | source 2026-09-16 | |
| Chemistry Education Research and Practice | free | — | source 2026-09-16 | |
| Chemistry Education Research and Practice (CERP) | free | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| Digital Discovery | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| EES Batteries | free | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| EES Catalysis | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| EES Solar | free | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| Energy Advances | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| Environmental Science: Advances | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| Environmental Science: Atmospheres | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| Industrial Chemistry and Materials | free | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| Materials Advances | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| Nanoscale Advances | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| RSC Advances | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| RSC Applied Interfaces | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| RSC Applied Polymers | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| RSC Chemical Biology | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| RSC Mechanochemistry | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| RSC Pharmaceutics | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| RSC Sustainability | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| Sensors and Diagnostics | £2,200 | Open access | source 2026-10-14 | |
| Sustainable Food Technology | £2,200 | Open access | 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.