Scope
Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute publishes research across the breadth of physics conducted at and associated with the Lebedev Institute, including optics, lasers, quantum electronics, plasma physics, condensed matter, and astrophysics. The journal focuses on short communications reporting experimental results, theoretical developments, and instrumentation advances, with frequent coverage of cosmic-ray detectors and high-energy astrophysical observations.
What it costs to publish
Reported: Optional open access: USD 3,500
Charges differ by publication route. Subscription is not open access; the APC does not include every possible extra charge.
USD 3,500
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): General Pleiades OA tariff linked from the journal page: 3500 USD or 25000 CNY, or the ruble equivalent at the Central Bank of Russia rate on the payment date plus 1 percent, for no more than 15 final CRC pages. Longer articles are charged proportionally. Springer how-to-publish does not restate this amount and tells authors to email ORSupport@springernature.com. Application is made after acceptance.
Basis / unit: article up to 15 final pages. Tax terms (source language): Ruble conversion includes a stated 1 percent. Other taxes not stated.
Amount not established
Amount not established. Research notes (English): Payment increases proportionally above 15 final CRC pages and a supplementary invoice is issued. No separate per-page number is published.
Basis / unit: page above 15 final CRC pages. Tax terms (source language): Not stated.
No charge reported for this route
Source-linked report, not independently confirmed. Research notes (English): Pleiades traditional model: there is no charge to publish. Publisher line on the journal page is Allerton Press, Inc.; Springer lists Pleiades Publishing. ISSN print 1068-3356, online 1934-838X.
Basis / unit: article. Tax terms (source language): Not stated.
Not established
Research notes (English): Springer journal page does not publish the OA amount and directs OA inquiries to ORSupport@springernature.com. Color-processing charge is acknowledged and not priced.
No agreement found
None of the agreements we track covers this journal.
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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.
No funds to pay?
Research checked: 2026-10-13Waivers and funding: eligibility is not guaranteed.
- Source-linked policyResearch notes (English), not independently confirmed: A 50 percent discount only as agreed with the Editorial Board. The page does not publish a rule that an author without funds is eligible. OA application is submitted after acceptance. free-form application to the editorial board, copied to openaccess@pleiadesonline.com, plus a signed letter of consent The agreed portion of the OA APC. Full-color illustration processing and substantial revision of an already prepared article; those are stated as outside the APC and have no published price.Publisher policy ↗
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