Article Processing ChargesJournal of Clinical and Practical Nursing
Transparent, competitive publication fees designed to support high-quality nursing research dissemination. Our APC structure ensures your clinical findings reach the global nursing community through rigorous peer review, professional editing, and permanent open access archiving.
Your Publication Investment
When you invest in publishing with JCPN, you gain access to a comprehensive suite of professional services that elevate your nursing research to international standards. Our editorial team works closely with authors throughout the publication journey, providing detailed feedback that strengthens methodology descriptions, clarifies clinical implications, and enhances the overall readability of your manuscript for the diverse global audience of nursing professionals who will benefit from your findings.
The Article Processing Charge represents a sustainable publication model that eliminates barriers for readers while maintaining the rigorous quality control expected of respected academic nursing journals. Unlike traditional subscription-based journals that limit access to well-funded institutions, open access publishing ensures your evidence-based nursing innovations reach practitioners in community health centers, developing nations, and independent practice settings where subscription costs often prevent access to current research evidence.
Our commitment to transparent pricing means you always know exactly what services your APC covers, with no surprises or additional charges after manuscript acceptance. This predictability allows institutions, grant agencies, and individual researchers to budget appropriately and demonstrate clear value for publication expenditures to funding bodies and academic administrators who increasingly require justification for research dissemination costs.
Understanding Our APC Model
The Journal of Clinical and Practical Nursing operates on an open access model, making all published research freely available to nurses, healthcare professionals, and researchers worldwide without subscription barriers. Article Processing Charges support the comprehensive publication process including peer review coordination, manuscript handling, professional copyediting, typesetting, digital preservation, and permanent hosting on our indexed platform.
Our APC structure is designed to be competitive within the nursing and healthcare publishing landscape while maintaining the editorial standards that make JCPN a respected venue for clinical nursing research. We recognize that nursing researchers often work with limited funding compared to other biomedical disciplines, which is why we offer multiple pathways to publication including institutional agreements, membership discounts, early career waivers, and case-by-case considerations for authors from low-income countries who lack funding support.
All APCs are transparent with no hidden fees. The quoted price includes peer review management, editorial processing, professional language editing as needed, XML and PDF production, DOI registration, indexing submissions, and perpetual open access hosting. Authors retain copyright of their work under Creative Commons licensing, maximizing the impact and reuse potential of published nursing research.
Payment Process
Following manuscript acceptance, authors receive a formal invoice detailing the applicable APC amount including any discounts or waivers that apply to their situation. Payment is processed securely through multiple options including credit card, bank transfer, and institutional purchase orders, accommodating the diverse financial processes of universities, healthcare systems, and individual researchers worldwide.
We understand that institutional payment processes can take time, and we work flexibly with authors whose organizations require extended processing periods. For authors requesting fee waivers or reductions, our editorial office evaluates each request individually based on demonstrated need, institutional resources, funding availability, and geographic economic factors, ensuring that financial constraints never prevent important nursing research from reaching publication.
Grant-funded researchers can typically include publication charges as allowable direct costs in their research budgets. We provide detailed receipts and documentation suitable for grant reporting, ensuring smooth reimbursement processes. Many nursing research funding agencies and academic institutions now specifically allocate funds for open access publication, recognizing the enhanced visibility and impact that immediate open availability provides for sponsored research outcomes.
Standard Research Article
Original research, clinical trials, quality improvement studies, and systematic reviews up to 8,000 words including references and appendices.
Case Reports & Brief Communications
Clinical case studies, practice innovations, brief research reports, and educational notes up to 3,000 words. Ideal for documenting unique patient presentations.
What Your APC Includes
Rigorous Peer Review
Expert evaluation by nursing specialists who understand clinical practice contexts, research methodologies, and evidence-based nursing applications across diverse healthcare settings.
Professional Editing
Comprehensive copyediting, English language polishing for non-native speakers, and professional typesetting to publication-ready quality that meets international standards.
Permanent Open Access
Immediate, unrestricted access upon publication with perpetual archiving. Your research remains freely available to nurses and healthcare professionals worldwide forever.
Global Discoverability
DOI registration, submission to major indexing databases, Google Scholar optimization, and metadata distribution ensuring maximum visibility and citation potential.
Author Copyright
Retain full copyright of your work under Creative Commons CC BY license. Share, adapt, and build upon your published research without restrictions.
Digital Preservation
Permanent archiving in multiple digital repositories ensures your nursing research contributions remain accessible for future generations of practitioners and scholars.
Discounts & Waivers
| Category | Discount | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|
| JCPN Membership | 20-40% | Active individual or institutional members in good standing |
| Early Career Nurses | 50% | Nursing students, residents, and first 3 years post-graduation |
| Low-Income Countries | 50-100% | Authors from World Bank designated low/lower-middle income nations |
| Institutional Agreements | Varies | Universities and healthcare systems with prepaid publishing credits |
| Financial Hardship | Case-by-case | Authors without institutional funding support may request consideration |
Ready to Submit Your Research?
Choose your preferred submission method and share your nursing discoveries with clinicians and educators worldwide.
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