Publication charges
Article Processing Charges
The Journal of Medical Informatics and Decision Making publishes every article open access, free to read at the point of use. Publication is funded by a charge that applies after a manuscript has been accepted. This page states the rates, when the charge applies, what it covers, and the terms that apply if a manuscript is withdrawn.
ISSN 2641-5526Open accessCC BY 4.0Charged after acceptance
01 · Published rates
| Category | Charge | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | USD 2,100 | Accepted manuscripts, all article types. |
| Student or trainee | USD 1,575 | Accepted manuscripts whose first author is a student or trainee, confirmed by their institution. |
- When it applies
- After acceptance. Nothing is charged at submission, and no charge arises for a manuscript that is not accepted.
- Currency
- United States dollars. Any bank or currency-conversion charge is met by the payer.
- Taxes
- Where tax is due on a publication charge, it is applied to the invoice according to the payer's jurisdiction and shown as a separate line.
- Other charges
- None. There is no submission fee, no page charge, no color-figure charge and no charge for supplementary files.
02 · The charge and the decision
Editorial decisions are independent of an author's ability to pay. The charge is raised only after a decision has been made, by staff who take no part in making it.
Screening, reviewer selection, review and the decision are governed by the Editorial Policies, which state the criteria applied. Payment does not affect whether a manuscript is reviewed, how quickly it is handled, how it is presented after publication, or any editorial judgment about it.
03 · What the charge covers
| Service | What it means |
|---|---|
| Editorial handling | Screening, reviewer identification and invitation, management of the review, and the editorial decision. |
| Production | Copyediting, typesetting and preparation of the published PDF, HTML and JATS XML. |
| Figures and supplementary files | Preparation and hosting of figures, tables, code and data files submitted with the article. |
| Identifier registration | Registration of a Crossref DOI and deposit of the article's metadata against it. |
| Hosting and preservation | Permanent open-access hosting, and inclusion under the publisher's digital-preservation arrangements. |
What that produces, and where the resulting records can be checked, is described on the Indexing and Discoverability page.
04 · Fee-relief inquiries
Where the charge is an obstacle, authors are invited to write to the editorial office before submitting. Requests are considered on their circumstances, separately from the editorial process and by staff who take no part in it, so a request cannot influence the assessment of the manuscript and the assessment cannot influence the request.
Write to [email protected] with the working title of the manuscript and the intended article type.
05 · Invoicing and payment
Acceptance
The editorial decision is issued. Only then does a charge arise.
Billing details
The corresponding author supplies the billing name, address and any purchase-order or institutional reference the payer requires on the invoice.
Invoice
The publisher issues an invoice for the applicable rate, with any tax shown separately.
Payment
Payment is made by the method stated on the invoice. Institutional and funder payment arrangements are handled through the billing contact.
Production
The article proceeds through production to publication under CC BY 4.0, with its DOI registered.
Questions about an invoice, an institutional arrangement or a payment method go to [email protected].
06 · Withdrawing a manuscript
Authors should contact the editorial office promptly and wait for written confirmation before submitting the work elsewhere.
Manuscripts withdrawn within 3 days of submission are not subject to a withdrawal charge.
Manuscripts withdrawn more than 3 days after submission incur a withdrawal charge equal to 30% of the journal's APC.
Authors must receive official withdrawal confirmation before submitting the manuscript to another journal.
Related pages
JMID · Editorial office
Billing and fee-relief inquiries
Questions about the charge, an institutional or funder arrangement, an invoice, or a fee-relief request are handled by the editorial office at [email protected], separately from the editorial process.
Journal of Medical Informatics and Decision Making · ISSN 2641-5526 · Crossref DOI prefix 10.14302 · published open access by Open Access Pub under CC BY 4.0. Editorial decisions are independent of any fee, service, membership or role.