Publication fees

Article Processing Charge (APC)

The APC concerns only accepted and published articles, there are no submission fees or fees for rejected manuscripts.

  • Original, reviews, educationals and other articles such as guidelines: APC €2,400
  • Case/Technical reports and perspectives: APC €1,200
  • Editorials and letters to the editors: free of charge
  • Solicited articles (educationals and others): free of charge

Depending on your location these charges may be subject to local taxes.

Exceptions from standard APC

Consortia

Authors affiliated with institutions that are members of certain consortia agreements, may publish open access articles with discount or at no charge. These initiatives are made possible through an open access agreement between MJS Publishing and the consortia, to streamline and facilitate the publication process for all involved parties.

To qualify for the consortia arrangements, authors must meet the following criteria:
  1. Be affiliated with a participating institution
  2. Serve as the corresponding author for the manuscript
  3. Conduct the research primarily at the affiliated institution
  4. Utilize their institutional domain email for both submission and publication
  5. Additionally, authors must communicate their eligibility to the Editorial office upon manuscript submission.

Consortia agreements

 

  • Finland
    Authors in Finland affiliated with participating FinELib institutions may enjoy free publishing.
    Eligible Institutions:
    • University of Helsinki including Helsinki University Central Hospital
    • Tampere University including Tampere University Hospital
    • University of Turku including Turku university central hospital
    • Savonia University of Applied Sciences

 

  • Norway
    Authors in Norway affiliated with participating Sikt institutions may enjoy free publishing.
    Eligible Institutions:
    • Akershus University Hospital
    • Molde University College - Specialized University in Logistics
    • Nofima the food research institute
    • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    • Ostfold University College
    • Soerlandet Hospital
    • UiT The Arctic University of Norway
    • Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

 

  • Denmark
    Authors in Denmark and affiliated with a participating Royal Danish Library National License consortium member institution may receive a 12% discount on the APC.
    Eligible Institutions:
    • Aalborg University Library incl. University Hospital
    • Aarhus University & University Hospital
    • Central Region of Denmark
    • Faroe Research Information Service
    • North Denmark Region
    • Roskilde University
    • University College Copenhagen
    • University College of Northern Denmark
    • University College Southern Denmark
    • University of Copenhagen & Copenhagen University Hospital
    • University of Southern Denmark incl. University Hospital
    • VIA University College
    • Zealand Region

 

Discounts

  • Authors based in developing countries
    Acta Orthopaedica follows the HINARI waiver policy for developing countries, which gives authors 50% or 100% discount on the APC. Eligible countries

 

Publishing waiver

  • NOF members
    Authors who are members of a national society that is a member of Nordic Orthopaedic Federation (NOF members include Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden), may apply for a waiver of the APC, when a manuscript is accepted for publication. This applies if the first author or last author is a member of NOF. The author needs to provide membership verification when requested.