Scope
Soft Matter publishes research on the physics, chemistry, and engineering of soft materials including polymers, colloids, gels, foams, liquid crystals, surfactants, and biological soft systems. The journal focuses on self-assembly, rheology, interfacial phenomena, and the structure-property relationships that govern soft condensed matter behavior across length and time scales.
What it costs to publish
Reported: Optional open access: GBP 3,100
Charges differ by publication route. Subscription is not open access; the APC does not include every possible extra charge.
GBP 3,100
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): Todas las híbridas RSC. Aplicable a envíos desde el 1 January 2026. Miembro corresponding author: 15 % si indica el número de membresía.
Basis / unit: article. Tax terms (source language): Applicable tax will be added to the stated price
No charge reported for this route
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): No fees to submit or publish por la vía de suscripción. RSC: no page charges, no submission fees, free use of colour figures.
Basis / unit: article. Tax terms (source language): no aplica al cargo cero
No charge reported for this route
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): Política general RSC: no page charges.
Basis / unit: page. Tax terms (source language): no aplica
No charge reported for this route
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): Free use of colour figures.
Basis / unit: figure. Tax terms (source language): no aplica
Not established
Research notes (English): Ámbito del waiver discrecional: la exención automática Research4Life está limitada a gold; el párrafo siguiente no dice si el caso por caso incluye el APC híbrido de Soft Matter.
No agreement found
None of the agreements we track covers this journal.
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?
Research checked: 2026-10-13Waivers and funding: eligibility is not guaranteed.
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: Corresponding author sin fondos para el APC y fuera de la exención automática Research4Life. Esa exención automática está escrita solo para revistas gold. La frase de solicitud caso por caso no dice expresamente que excluya las híbridas. Pueden pedir país de residencia, coautores, lugar de la investigación y prueba de que no hay fondos institucionales. On acceptance. Solicitud caso por caso; en el flujo de aceptación la opción descrita es pay, apply for a waiver o acuerdo. Atención al cliente por teléfono. Descuento o exención del APC, si se concede. No especificado. La vía de suscripción ya no tiene APC.Publisher policy ↗
Read the publisher terms before submitting. Source-linked research is not a personal quotation or confirmed eligibility.