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Membership
Membership is an optional arrangement with Open Access Pub, the publisher of the Journal of Fetal Surgery. Membership plans with confirmed fees will be listed on this page when they are available.
What membership is for
Open-access journals publish articles free to read under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, with costs met through article processing charges rather than subscriptions. Membership gives individual researchers and institutions a way to support this model through an agreement with the publisher.
Membership is separate from the editorial work of the journal. Manuscripts from members and non-members are handled through the same editorial process, and membership has no bearing on the review or acceptance of any manuscript.
How membership relates to publishing
- Editorial decisions
- Editorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal. They remain independent of fees, services, memberships and roles.
- Article processing charge
- The APC for JFS is USD 750 to USD 1,450 by article type, payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy. Full details are on the Article Processing Charges page.
- Fee relief
- Fee-relief inquiries are considered case by case; contact the editorial office before or at submission.
Plans and fees
Membership plans and their fees for JFS will be published here once they are confirmed. Until then, questions about membership can be sent to the editorial office at info@openaccesspub.org.
The article processing charge for each article type is listed on the Article Processing Charges page.