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Fees and funding

Article-processing charges

Open access publishing is not without costs. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes therefore levies an article-processing charge of £1290.00/$1790.00/€1490.00 for each article accepted for publication, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

If the corresponding author's institution participates in our open access membership program, some or all of the publication cost may be covered (more details available on the membership page). We routinely waive charges for authors from low-income countries. For other countries, article-processing charge waivers or discounts are granted on a case-by-case basis to authors with insufficient funds. Authors can request a waiver or discount during the submission process. For further details, see our article-processing charge page.

Visit Springer Nature’s open access funding & support services for information about research funders and institutions that provide funding for APCs.

Springer Nature offers agreements that enable institutions to cover open access publishing costs. Learn more about our open access agreements to check your eligibility and discover whether this journal is included.

For more information on APCs please see our Journal Pricing FAQs


ISOQOL Member discount

The Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes offers a discount on the article-processing charge, if the submitting author of an article is a member of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL). Please visit the Society website for further information. 

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