Advances in Nursing & Midwifery

Advances in Nursing & Midwifery is a free-to-publish and free-to-read journal. The journal does not charge authors or readers any fees for the submission, peer review, acceptance, publication, or access to its articles.

  1. No Article Processing Charges (APCs)

The journal does not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs) or any other publication fees.

Authors are not required to pay any fee for:

  • Manuscript submission;
  • Initial editorial assessment;
  • Peer review;
  • Manuscript acceptance;
  • Copyediting or editorial processing;
  • Typesetting and publication;
  • Online publication;
  • Assignment of a DOI, where applicable;
  • Publication of supplementary materials; or
  • Any other stage of the publication process.
  1. No Submission or Review Fees

There are no submission fees or peer-review fees. Authors may submit their manuscripts without any financial obligation.

The editorial and peer-review process is based solely on the scientific quality, originality, methodological rigor, ethical standards, and relevance of the submitted manuscript.

Payment or the ability to pay does not influence editorial decisions, peer-review outcomes, or publication.

  1. Free Access to Published Articles

All articles published by Advances in Nursing & Midwifery are freely accessible online.

Readers are not required to pay subscription fees, article access fees, or download charges to read or download the full-text PDF of published articles.

  1. No Charges for PDF Download

The journal provides the PDF versions of published articles free of charge. No payment, registration fee, or subscription is required to download or access the full-text PDF articles available on the journal's website.

  1. No Hidden Publication Charges

The journal does not impose hidden or mandatory publication charges at any stage of the editorial or publication process.

Authors will not be asked to make a payment as a condition of acceptance or publication.

Any optional services or activities, if introduced in the future, will be clearly identified and will not constitute a mandatory condition for publication.

  1. Editorial Independence

The absence of publication fees is independent of the editorial decision-making process.

Manuscripts are evaluated according to the journal's editorial policies and Double-Blind Peer Review process. Editorial decisions are not influenced by an author's ability or willingness to pay publication fees.

  1. Policy Transparency

Advances in Nursing & Midwifery is committed to transparency regarding its financial and publication practices. This policy is publicly available on the journal's website so that authors, reviewers, and readers can clearly understand the journal's fee structure before submitting or accessing an article.

In summary:

No submission fee. No peer-review fee. No acceptance fee. No publication fee. No APC. No PDF download fee.

All articles published by Advances in Nursing & Midwifery are available to readers free of charge.