Scope
Optics Express publishes research on all areas of optics and photonics, including nonlinear optics, ultrafast phenomena, quantum optics, lasers, fiber optics, integrated photonics, and imaging. The journal focuses on rapid dissemination of experimental, theoretical, and applied results spanning fundamental light-matter interactions to device engineering and biomedical optics.
What it costs to publish
Open-access APC: USD 2,440
An APC is not the total publication cost. Check page charges, length limits and agreement eligibility before submitting.
USD 2,440
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Source: DOAJ
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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.
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- Ask the journal before submittingDon’t assume the cost is zero because we have no fee on record.
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