Springer Nature
Springer Nature is running a country-tiered APC pricing pilot. On journals inside the pilot the tiered price SUPERSEDES the waiver and discount scheme for corresponding authors in low- and lower-middle-income economies. Discretionary requests must be made at the point of submission; requests during review or after acceptance are not considered.
Publisher policies checked 16 September 2026
| Publisher | World Bank income class plus a GDP ceiling |
|---|---|
| No fee | Low-income economies as of July 2023 |
| 50% off | Lower-middle-income with 2022 GDP under USD 200bn, 50% |
| The waiver follows the corresponding author, not the paper | Corresponding author. |
| Hybrid | Not stated |
| How it is applied | Request required — At the point of submission |
List prices (APC)
| Imprint | Journals | Lowest | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springer Nature (Nature Portfolio) | 85 | $1,390 | $2,690 | $7,350 |
| Springer Nature (BioMed Central) | 286 | $1,190 | $2,990 | $5,690 |
| Springer Nature (Springer) | 215 | $1,090 | $2,290 | $4,990 |
| Springer Nature (Discover) | 46 | $1,690 | $2,190 | $2,690 |
| Springer Nature (Springer Nature) | 23 | $2,290 | $4,090 | $8,270 |
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Journal fee pages
BehaviormetrikaCommunications BiologyCommunications ChemistryCommunications Earth & EnvironmentCommunications MaterialsCommunications MedicineCommunications PhysicsCurrent Addiction ReportsCurrent Epidemiology ReportsJournal of Cryptographic EngineeringJournal of Economic StructuresJournal of High Energy PhysicsJournal of Iberian GeologyJournal of Reliable Intelligent EnvironmentsJournal of RemanufacturingLa Rivista del Nuovo CimentoNatureNature Communicationsnpj Biofilms and Microbiomesnpj Climate and Atmospheric Sciencenpj Computational Materialsnpj Digital Medicinenpj Parkinson's Diseasenpj VaccinesSankhya BScientific ReportsThe European Physical Journal C
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- 1 August 2026
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