Scope
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer publishes research on the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter, including molecular spectroscopy, line-by-line absorption, scattering by particles, and radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres and astrophysical environments. The journal focuses on laboratory measurements, theoretical modeling, and computational methods that underpin remote sensing, climate forcing calculations, and exoplanet atmospheric retrievals.
What it costs to publish
Optional OA: USD 3,240
Elsevier offers a subscription route without an author publication fee, or paid open access. This list price applies only if you choose open access.
USD 3,240 · EUR 2,960 · GBP 2,590 · JPY 421,950
Elsevier offers a subscription route without an author publication fee, or paid open access. This list price applies only if you choose open access.
Prices effective 2026-10-05, excluding taxes. Page, length and other charges have not been separately reviewed.
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Research notes (English): Elsevier APC waivers are not offered for hybrid journals. The subscription route has no publication fee.
CAPES · Elsevier (Brazil)
An agreement exists. It is not automatic coverage.
Check before submitting: eligibility depends on your institution, the corresponding author and the article type.
APC, page charges, over-length, S2O: what each one means
- APC
- Article processing charge: a fee per article to publish it open access. It is not the whole cost.
- Page charges
- A fee per printed or typeset page. It can apply with or without an APC.
- Over-length
- Pages beyond a length limit, billed at a different rate. Each page pays one rate, never both.
- S2O
- Subscribe to Open: subscribers keep the journal free to read, decided year by year. Page charges can still apply.
- Agreement
- A deal between an institution or country and a publisher that may cover the APC. Never automatic.
No funds to pay?
Official policy checked 2026-10-12If you cannot pay the optional OA fee, consider the subscription route. It does not make the article freely accessible to all readers.
- Choose the publication routeSubscription and paid open access are different options.Publisher policy ↗
- Check institutional coverageAn eligible agreement may cover OA. Confirm the journal, institution, author and article type.Publisher policy ↗
- Read the hybrid-journal policyElsevier's APC waiver policy does not apply to hybrid journals. This is not a promised waiver.Publisher policy ↗
General Elsevier policy, checked live without an effective date. Check the journal instructions for other charges before submitting.