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Membership
Membership is an optional arrangement with Open Access Pub, the publisher of the Journal of Skeletal Muscle. It is intended for researchers, academic departments and organizations that support open-access publishing and want an agreed arrangement with the publisher across its journals.
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. Every manuscript follows the same editorial process, and the review and acceptance of a manuscript rest on its scientific merit alone; the same holds for who is invited to review and who serves on an editorial board.
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 JSM is USD 1,200, 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 is offered in three annual plans. Each plan carries a discount on the article processing charge of accepted articles. Fees are in US dollars.
| Plan | Annual fee | Discount on the APC | JSM APC after discount (standard USD 1,200) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation | USD 179 | 15% | USD 1,020 |
| Endurance | USD 419 | 25% | USD 900 |
| Power | USD 759 | 40% | USD 720 |
Terms are confirmed in writing before a membership begins, and a discount applies only to the article processing charge of accepted articles.
To ask about individual, student or institutional membership, write to info@openaccesspub.org.