Article Processing Charge (APC)

Open access publishing does have its costs. Since Mattioli 1885 does not have subscription charges for its research content it can defray publishing costs from the Article Processing Charge (APC). This is because Mattioli 1885 believes that the interests of the scientific community can best be served by an immediate, worldwide, unlimited, open access to the full text of research articles. Information regarding authors' payment are not made available to editors and reviewers ensuring that they cannot be influenced in their selection of papers for publication by payment conditions or limitations.

Article Processing Charge prices

The APC for each accepted article is €1525.00 (one thousand five hundred and twenty-five euros) (taxes included).

Only and exclusively in the case of articles sponsored by commercial entities with unrestricted funding or unconditional support in paper publication (which must be stated in the Funding and/or Acknowledgements sections), the APC is €7320.00 (seven thousand three hundred twenty euros)(taxes included) for each article accepted for publication. Please download the APC form here, complete it, and return it to receive the invoice. 

The APC increase of the articles sponsored by commercial entities aims to support Authors from a low-income country who can not pay the standard fee. This means that each increased fee will support 4 free articles. The Company - if requested - will be also granted unconditional support on the journal’s website and on the downloadable PDF of each issue, sent quarterly by the publishing house.

Our fees cover the costs of peer review, professional copyediting; immediate publication quickly upon acceptance; different formats of publication (HTML, XML, PDF); inclusion in many archives as PubMed, PubMed Central, Embase, DOAJ, EBSCO, Google Scholar, OCLC, SCImago, Portico, among others.

When and how to pay

Upon editorial acceptance of an article, the corresponding author will be notified that payment is due. We advise prompt payment as we are unable to publish accepted articles until full payment has been received. Payment can be made by one of the following methods:

1. PayPal/Credit cards – these are the most recommended and secure payment systems, enabling you to pay without sharing your financial information and getting your payment receipt immediately.
2. Bank transfer - Payment is due within 30 days of the manuscript receiving editorial acceptance. Bank charges are to be borne by the payer. Please enclose a copy of the bank receipt. The article ID and journal name must be clearly stated in the payment reference. Failure to provide this information will prevent the payment from being matched to the corresponding article, which will therefore not be validated. Once payment has been processed, in order to receive a regular invoice, please download the APC form, complete it with the required billing details, and send it to [email protected], copying [email protected].
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   Account: MATTIOLI 1885 S.RL.
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Terms for Discounts

Authors coming from the countries included in the “United Nations list of Least Developed Countries” are entitled to ask for a discount.

• Authors should apply for discounts after receiving the acceptance letter.
• All applications are subject to approval by the publisher.
• Discounts may not be transferred to a different author or journal.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ITALIAN RESEARCHERS