Article Processing Charge

All articles published in Studies in Science of Science 科学学研究 (ISSN: 1003-2053) are published in full open access start from January, 01 2026.

An article processing charge (APC) is US$ 1,250 applies to papers accepted after peer review.

This article processing charge is to cover the costs of peer review, copyediting, typesetting, long-term archiving, and journal management. All articles published in Studies in Science of Science 科学学研究 are published in full open access. 

Regarding to current policy, submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use the Studies in Science of Science 科学学研究 English editing service before publication or during author revisions. Note that many national and private research funding organizations and universities explicitly cover APCs for articles resulting from funded research projects.