Learn about potential article processing charges (APCs) associated with publishing your article. Although there is no cost for publishing with IEEE, you may wish to take advantage of some of our fee-based offerings listed below. For these charges, as well as voluntary page charges, you will receive an e-mail at billing time from IEEE’s partner Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) – RightsLink with detailed instructions for completing the payment process. Answers to frequent questions can be accessed at the IEEE Support Center.
Your research funder may require that you publish open access, or you may simply want to maximize your audience by making your article freely available to read. IEEE magazines are traditional subscription-based publications, but some have a hybrid model which allows authors the option of making their new articles open access. Refer to the current IEEE Article Processing Charges List for the most up-to-date prices.
Many IEEE magazines limit the number of pages per article. In some cases, you may choose to exceed the page limit by paying overlength page charges, which vary according to the magazine. If you choose to exceed the page limit, you will receive an invoice before article publication.
Since many universities and institutions are operating with limited staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic, IEEE recognizes that there may be delays in APC payments. Unless prompted to seek funding approval, you will be able to pay your APCs by credit card or by invoice to signal payment is intended as staff or funding is available.
An author’s open access APCs may be refunded when alternative funding is provided (e.g. by a funding agency or the author’s institution).
APCs will not be refunded when articles are retracted as a result of author error or misconduct.
If you need additional assistance, please contact onlinesupport@ieee.org.
