We believe that the tax-paying public, who fund much of scientific research, should not have to pay again to access information about the work they support. When they do access this information, it should be understandable. Our business model, which we call “Public Access,” removes paywalls, subscription fees, and complex technical language to connect science with society.

Like many open-access publishers, we do not generate revenue through subscriptions. All articles we publish are freely available. However, unlike typical scholarly open-access publishers, we do not charge an Article Processing Fee just to accept and publish work. Our cost covers the entire production process, from writing and design to hosting, archiving, and dissemination—an all-inclusive, end-to-end service.

Because our readership is free, we avoid advertising and rely instead on financial contributions from the featured research teams to make publication possible. This approach helps us focus on research content rather than third-party ads. We work with a competitive pricing structure to keep costs low; our goal isn’t to generate large profits but to produce, publish, and distribute our publication in a truly open-access, barrier-free format.

We offer two article formats to accommodate different needs and budgets:

Multi paper summary

Total cost: £1800 GBP

(approximately $2,350 USD or €2,150 EUR)

This option is ideal for summarising a full research project or multiple research papers (up to 4 papers or between 8,000 and 32,000 words). If you prefer a more in-depth overview of your research, this format is for you. Our team will write, edit, and design a 5-page summary aimed at a broad audience with varying levels of understanding. We will publish and disseminate your article across our publication, website, social media channels, and partner news aggregators.

Low-to-middle income country fee support

To assist researchers who may have difficulty covering our article production costs, we offer fee reductions based on the lead author’s geographic location.

Our fee reduction policy includes two tiers:

Countries in Research4Life’s “Group A” are eligible for a 20% fee reduction.

Countries in Research4Life’s “Group B” are eligible for a 10% fee reduction.

Requests for cost reductions outside these two tiers cannot be considered.