Article Processing Charge

Overview

Nursing Frontiers Research and Practice (NFRP) applies an Article Processing Charge (APC) policy to support sustainable open-access publishing, high-quality peer review, professional editing, digital preservation, and global dissemination of scholarly research. As an open-access journal, all accepted articles are freely accessible to readers worldwide without subscription barriers.

The APC is only applied after a manuscript has successfully passed the peer-review process and has been formally accepted for publication. Submission and peer review remain free of charge.

Article Processing Charge Structure

To maintain transparency and align with international academic publishing standards, the following APC structure is applied:

  • Submission Fee: Free

  • Peer Review Fee: Free

  • Article Processing Charge (APC): free of publish charge

The APC covers editorial management, plagiarism screening, DOI registration, layout editing, website hosting, indexing preparation, and long-term digital archiving.