Journal of Depression And Therapy
Article Processing Charges
One charge, applied after acceptance, which makes the article free to read for everyone. There is no submission fee and no charge to read.
- Standard Charge
- USD 1,200
- When It Applies
- After editorial acceptance
- Submission Fee
- None
The Charge
The standard article processing charge is USD 1,200. It applies to accepted manuscripts across article types.
The charge is raised only after a manuscript has been accepted. Submitting a manuscript costs nothing, and a manuscript that is declined is never invoiced.
The charge is independent of the editorial decision. It is not considered at screening, during review or when a decision is made, and paying it earlier or later does not change how a manuscript is assessed. The review model is the same whoever pays and whenever they pay. Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request.
What the Charge Covers
- Editorial assessment and coordination of peer review
- Copyediting, layout and proofing
- DOI registration and distribution of the article metadata
- Open-access hosting and long-term preservation
- Checks against reporting standards and ethics requirements
Readers pay nothing. Every article is free to read from the day it is published, under CC BY 4.0, with copyright retained by the authors.
How Billing Works
Four steps, in order, after a manuscript is accepted.
- 1. Invoice
- An invoice is issued after editorial acceptance.
- 2. Billing Details
- Authors confirm the billing address, the paying party and any funding or grant references their institution requires on the invoice.
- 3. Payment
- Confirmation of payment releases the manuscript into production and proofs.
- 4. Publication
- The article is published once the authors have approved the proofs.
An institution, department, funder or library can be invoiced directly instead of the author. Give the billing contact at submission, or write to the editorial office, so the invoice is addressed correctly the first time.
Any tax that applies is determined by the payer's jurisdiction and is shown on the invoice.
If the Charge Is an Obstacle
Ability to pay is not part of the editorial decision, and it is separated from it in practice as well as in principle.
Authors who do not have a grant or an institutional fund to meet the charge are invited to write to the editorial office at [email protected] before submitting. Requests are considered individually by the publisher, and the terms of any arrangement are confirmed in writing before a manuscript is invoiced.
Raising the question early is better than raising it late: an inquiry before submission is separate from the manuscript and reaches the editorial office rather than the handling editor.
Research groups and institutions that publish here regularly can also prepay article credits under a membership plan, which is a purchase rather than fee relief. The plans and what each one covers are on the membership page.
Withdrawing a Manuscript
An author may withdraw a manuscript at any point before publication. These are the terms that apply when they do.
Authors should contact the editorial office promptly and wait for written confirmation before submitting the work elsewhere.
Manuscripts withdrawn within 3 days of submission are not subject to a withdrawal charge.
Manuscripts withdrawn more than 3 days after submission incur a withdrawal charge equal to 30% of the journal's APC.
Authors must receive official withdrawal confirmation before submitting the manuscript to another journal.
The same terms appear in the editorial policies.
Asking About an Invoice or a Charge
Billing and fee-relief inquiries go to the editorial office at [email protected], which handles them separately from the assessment of the manuscript.
- Primary Route ManuscriptZone oap.manuscriptzone.net
- Alternative Route Simple manuscript submission form openaccesspub.org/manuscript-submission-form
- Assisted Route Editorial office [email protected]
Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript.