Question 1

What are processing charges (APCs, BPCs and BCPCs)?

SNF · Accepted Answer

Processing charges are paid by authors wishing to publish their work in Open Access. They cover publishing services with regard to quality control, editing, publishing and digital archiving. Processing charges are imposed when publishing articles (article processing charges), books (book processing charges) or book chapters (book chapter processing charges). The SNSF only covers processing charges for Gold OA, i.e. for publications that are openly accessible in their entirety without delay. It does not cover APCs imposed for hybrid Open Access publications because it would involve double payment for the same service (subscription plus processing charges). Processing charges can be paid for by the authors, the author's institution or another funder. Paying a processing charge does not mean that the authors retain the copyright to their work or that the latter has been made available under a Creative Commons licence.

Question 2

What are processing charges (APCs, BPCs and BCPCs)?

SNF · Accepted Answer

Processing charges are paid by authors wishing to publish their work in Open Access. They cover publishing services with regard to quality control, editing, publishing and digital archiving. Processing charges are imposed when publishing articles (article processing charges), books (book processing charges) or book chapters (book chapter processing charges). The SNSF only covers processing charges for Gold OA, i.e. for publications that are openly accessible in their entirety without delay. It does not cover APCs imposed for hybrid Open Access publications because it would involve double payment for the same service (subscription plus processing charges). Processing charges can be paid for by the authors, the author's institution or another funder. Paying a processing charge does not mean that the authors retain the copyright to their work or that the latter has been made available under a Creative Commons licence.