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Membership
Membership is an optional arrangement with Open Access Pub, the publisher of the International Journal of Ethology. Enquiries about membership are handled by the editorial office.
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 is a way for researchers, academic departments and organizations to agree an arrangement 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.
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 IJE 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.
Contact the editorial office
Membership for IJE is by enquiry only. Email the editorial office at info@openaccesspub.org with your name, your institutional or organizational affiliation and what you would like to ask. The office replies to each enquiry directly.
Details of the journal's fees that apply to every author are on the Article Processing Charges page.