Journal of Tissue Repair and Regeneration · JTRR
Article processing charges
One charge, stated in full, raised only after a manuscript has been accepted. This page sets out what it is, what it pays for, how invoicing works and what happens if a manuscript is withdrawn.
- Article processing charge
- USD 1,800
- When it is charged
- After acceptance only
- What it buys
- Immediate open access under CC BY 4.0
- Relation to the decision
- Independent of it — see below
The charge
The article processing charge for an accepted article is USD 1,800. It is the same charge whichever article type the journal accepts, so the figure above is the figure an author needs.
Nothing is payable to submit a manuscript, to have it screened, or to have it peer reviewed. The charge is raised only once a manuscript has been accepted for publication, and an author who is not ready to proceed at that point can say so before an invoice is issued.
Open access publishing is what the charge funds. Readers pay nothing at any point: every JTRR article is free to read and to reuse with attribution from the day it appears, supported by this charge rather than by subscriptions.
What the charge covers
The work between an accepted manuscript and a permanent, findable article of record.
- Editorial handling
- Technical checks, scope assessment and assignment to a handling editor.
- Peer review management
- Identifying and inviting reviewers, and managing the review correspondence.
- Production
- Copyediting, layout, XML tagging and quality control of figures, tables and supplementary files.
- Identifiers and metadata
- Crossref DOI registration and distribution of the article metadata.
- Hosting and preservation
- Digital hosting and long-term maintenance of the published record.
- The record after publication
- Publishing corrections, retractions and expressions of concern where the record requires them.
Invoicing and payment
The editorial office issues the invoice after acceptance. Most questions an institutional finance office raises can be settled before then.
- Who is invoiced
- An author, a department, a laboratory or an institutional finance office, whichever the authors nominate. For a multi-institution collaboration, naming one payer at acceptance avoids delay.
- Purchase orders and pro forma invoices
- Where an institution requires a purchase order, a pro forma invoice or a specific invoice format, the editorial office can supply it. Sending those requirements early is quicker than correcting an issued invoice.
- Payment methods
- Institutional transfer and approved online payment. Where a finance office needs a particular currency or documentation, contact the editorial office before the invoice is raised.
- Tax and exemption
- Any tax registration or exemption documentation an institution requires should be supplied before invoicing so it can be reflected on the invoice.
- Receipts and grant reporting
- Receipts and invoices suitable for grant reporting are available on request.
- Split and staged billing
- Where an institution permits it, the charge can be split between a grant and an institution, or timed around a grant closeout.
A quotation can be provided after editorial screening for authors who need one to secure institutional approval before committing.
What to have ready
Supplying these with the accepted manuscript lets the invoice be raised correctly the first time.
- Article title and article type
- Corresponding author contact details, and ORCID iD if available
- Funding source or grant number, where applicable
- Billing contact name, email and institutional address
- The name that should appear on the invoice
- Purchase order number and format, if required
- Tax registration or exemption documents, if required
- Any internal deadline for approval or payment
Withdrawing a manuscript
An author may withdraw a manuscript. The terms below are the publisher's, and they apply to every Open Access Pub journal.
Withdrawal policy
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.
Fees and the editorial decision
The two are kept apart by how the process is arranged. Peer review and the editorial decision happen before any charge arises, billing is handled by the editorial office rather than by editors or reviewers, and the assessment of a manuscript proceeds independently of its payment status.
Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal. They remain independent of fees, membership and editorial or reviewing roles.
Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.
Billing and fee-relief inquiries
For anything on this page — an invoice question, an institutional requirement, a quotation, or a discussion about the charge in a particular case — contact [email protected]. Raising it before submission is usually simpler than after acceptance.
The editorial policies set out how decisions are reached, and the instructions for authors cover manuscript preparation.