JMIR Publications adheres to Plan S guidance on publisher policies regarding article processing fee (APF) discount or waiver requests from authors. JMIR Publications endorses the coverage of open access publication fees via transformative agreements and coverage by funders or research institutions, not by individual researchers. All researchers should be able to publish their work in an open access format.
Authors can apply for APF support (a discount or waiver) using this application form. This form also assists authors in identifying potential sources of funding or APF support for Open Access publishing. This includes information about institutional open access agreements, institutional partnerships with JMIR Publications, and additional possible sources of APF support.
Authors should consider the following when applying for APF support:
- Complete this application as early as possible when preparing to submit the manuscript, or immediately upon submission of the manuscript.
- Submit one application per manuscript per APF support request.
- Requests for APF support can only be made by completing and submitting this application form. Requests received via email or through other communications will not be considered.
A discount can be an amount (in USD) or percentage of the APF that would be provided as APF support by JMIR Publications. A waiver is equivalent to a discount of 100%. Note that full waivers are granted in exceptional cases. Discounts are more commonly provided. Information provided in this application form will be reviewed by JMIR Publications staff to determine if a manuscript may be eligible for an APF discount or waiver. JMIR Publications staff may request authors to provide additional supporting information regarding the APF support requested.
Requests for discounts or waivers are assessed by JMIR Publications staff and not by academic editors. Please do not contact editors regarding waivers or discounts as they will not be able to assist. The outcome of an APF discount or waiver request would not influence an editorial decision and should not be considered an indication that a manuscript will be accepted. APF discounts or waivers are not transferable.
