Publishing Fees
Open Access provides free and immediate online access to the scholarly literature for anyone in the world to read, distribute and reuse. Articles and editorial material that are accepted for publication incur Article Processing Charges (APC).
Please consult the table below for information on APCs. The APC and discounts are valid for regular articles and articles for special issues, as of February 1, 2021.
APCs may be subject to periodic revision. The invoiced APC is the one valid at the time of manuscript submission.
Public Health Reviews (PHR)
APCs for PHR comprise the production costs of the publisher and the editorial costs of the owner, the non-profit Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+). Authors who require APC support may be eligible for an APC discount provided by SSPH+.
GLOBEQUITY: APC support for LMIC-based first authors
To qualify for APC support under the GLOBEQUITY scheme, the first author must be affiliated with an institution in a low- or middle-income country (research4life categorization). A case-by-case review of all applications will be undertaken by the society. The reduced APC discount is shown in the table. In exceptional cases, further support may be available. For more information about GLOBEQUITY, please see here.
Should you wish to apply for a potential discount, please complete the APC support application form at the time of manuscript submission.
APC support for SSPH+ Affiliates
PHR also offers APC discounts for SSPH+ Affiliates. Manuscripts submitted during 2026 with successful peer-review and with at least one author affiliated with SSPH+ (at the time of submission) will receive a 50% APC discount. Find more information and the procedure here.
Authors publishing with SSPH may benefit from financial support from their institution through Frontiers' Institutional Agreements. Please check with your institution’s librarian to check your eligibility.
APC (CHF) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Article Type | Regular | Group A countries | Group B countries |
Systematic Review | 1,980 | 1,400 | 1,700 |
Review | 1,980 | 1,400 | 1,700 |
Guidance | 1,980 | 1,400 | 1,700 |
Mini Review | 1,400 | 1,200 | 1,300 |
Policy Brief | 1,400 | 1,200 | 1,300 |
Editorial * | 900 | 900 | 900 |
Commentary * | 900 | 900 | 900 |
Society Statement* | 900 | 900 | 900 |
Letter to the Editor** | 900 | 900 | 900 |
* free for invited authors
** free if the letter addresses a published article
If you require support for Article Processing Charges, please contact the editorial office: phr.publishers.office@ssph-journal.org. This should be done immediately after submission.
When submitting a manuscript to PHR, authors acknowledge that they are fully aware of and agree with the payment of the listed article processing fee should the manuscript be accepted for publication.