Article processing charges to publish in Medwave
Rationale
All of the articles published in the journal are open access. Users are prompted to register at no cost in the journal. This will also enable a monthly table of contents alert. Open access ensures that everyone has access to new knowledge, both professionals, patients, and stakeholders. We are advocates of open communities that share instead of putting up paywalls between people and knowledge. However, publishing a high-quality scientific journal entails costs, and since there is no public financing to help us, we must charge author fees.
There is significant editorial work put into managing each manuscript that is submitted. These costs have to be covered. Consequently, we charge a fixed "submission" fee for all manuscripts submitted to our system. We do not grant discounts on this fee except when a manuscript is authorized to proceed without any charges, based on specific reasons that must be approved by the editor-in-chief or are specifically pointed out in our waiver policy.
Article processing charges
When an author submits a manuscript to our online submission system, the editorial office will check if the submission is aligned with the purpose and scope of the journal. If it is, the corresponding author will be prompted to pay a submission fee for the peer review editorial process. If the manuscript is deemed not aligned with the journal's purpose, the submission will be rejected, and the manuscript will be archived. No submission fee will be charged.
Charges effective as of October 1, 2022
A submission fee of USD 100 will always be charged.
A publication fee of USD 900 will be charged if the manuscript is accepted for publication. This fee applies to research, reviews, economic evaluation studies, and case reports.
A publication fee of USD 600 will be charged for other article types (Features, Clinical updates, research protocols) if accepted for publication.
Letters to the editor and commentaries do not have article processing charges.
Article processing fees, effective as of 1 June 2024
Submission fee for peer review: CLP 100,000 or USD 100 (bank transfer) or USD 110 (PayPal payment).
Publication fee for articles accepted for the research and review sections: CLP 900,000, USD 900 (bank transfer), or USD 1000 (PayPal payment).
Publication fee for all other types of articles (Features, Clinical updates, Research Protocols, Case Reports): CLP 700,000, USD 700 (bank transfer) or USD 800 (payment with PayPal).
Letters to the editor: As only invited comments are considered in the journal, they are free of charge. Letters commenting on an article published in the journal will be exempt from payment. Letters presenting preliminary results, commenting on issues of public interest, or contributing original scientific perspectives will be charged a Submission fee of CLP 30,000 or USD 30 and a Publication fee of CLP 200,000 or USD 200 without waivers.
Initial evaluation of a submitted manuscript
When an author submits a manuscript through our online system, we will check whether the submitted paper is aligned or not with the journal's purpose, scope or aims. If so, the author will be expected to pay the submission fee to advance into the peer review phase. If the article is not deemed fit for the journal, it will be desk rejected and no charges will be made.
How to pay
Once the editorial office verifies that the submitted manuscript is consistent with the journal’s purpose, it will notify the authors that they must pay the submission fee. The authors will receive a PayPal invoice or instructions for bank transfer. Only after the editorial desk has proof of payment, the manuscript will be assessed to see whether formal requisites are complied with. After verifying compliance, the manuscript will go out for peer review.
Once the manuscript is accepted
If the manuscript is accepted, the authors will receive a PayPal invoice or instructions for bank transfer. The article will be copyedited, translated, and prepared for publication only after receiving payment.
Invoice
Authors may request that invoices be issued to their institutions or to whomever they instruct. Medwave Estudios Limitada, the Journal's publisher, will issue the invoice.
Can I request for a waiver?
We urge all authors to make an effort to contribute to the financial sustenance of the journal, as this benefits us all. If there is an author, or a group of authors, that do not have sufficient funds to pay the full fee, we will request a contribution according to their means. Authors must express their requests at the beginning of the submission process in the cover letter. We will decide on a case-by-case basis.
Discounts and waivers (applicable only for publication fee)
The following discounts apply only to the publication fee; the submission fee does not consider discounts or waivers.
If according to the journal's editorial waiver policies, as expressed in the following table, you are entitled to a discount, you must request the waiver in the cover letter that accompanies the initial submission, otherwise, no waiver or discount will be granted. You must also include the justification for the waiver or discount, according to the reasons below.
| Reason | Waivers and discounts | Observations |
| Corresponding author comes from a low-income country according to the World Bank classification* | 100% | Automatically applied upon submission, authors will receive a letter from the assistant editor stating that no charges are due |
| The corresponding author comes from a low-middle-income country according to the World Bank* | 60% | Automatically applied upon submission, authors will receive a letter from the assistant editor stating that no charges are due |
| Corresponding author peer-reviewed one or more manuscripts for the journal in the previous 12 months | 25% | Applies to one submission and must be requested in the cover letter upon submission; only applies to publication fee, not submission fee |
| Corresponding author is a member of the editorial board | 25% | Applies to all submissions during the period of appointment and must be requested in the cover letter upon submission; only applies to publication fee, not submission fee |
| First author is an undergraduate student | 40% | Must be requested in the cover letter upon submission and must be backed by a recently-issued certificate issued by the student’s institution that accredits undergraduate status; only applies to publication fee, not submission fee |
| Former author program: the corresponding author has a published paper in the past 12 months for which a full article processing charge has been paid | 25% | Applies to one submission and must be requested in the cover letter upon submission; only applies to publication fee, not submission fee |
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First author has abstract accepted to congress proceedings published in Medwave and was invited to submit the manuscript |
10% |
Discount applies only to manuscript presenting full results of the abstract that was published in the journal; author should request discount in the cover letter upon submission; only applies to publication fee, not submission fee |
Contact person
Patricio Gomolan
Managing editor
editorial@medwave.cl
Updated
September 23, 2024
