Open Access & Peer-Reviewed
Submit ManuscriptThe Journal of Patient Care and Services applies a transparent article processing charge model to support rigorous peer review, clinical publishing quality, and long term open access availability. Our APC policy is built for hospitals, nursing schools, care systems, public health institutions, and independent clinical researchers who need predictable budgeting, clear billing steps, and compliance support. Charges are confirmed only after editorial acceptance, and our finance team provides clear invoices for institutional and grant processing.
Charges reflect editorial workload, reviewer coordination complexity, production scope, and metadata processing requirements. All prices are in USD and are invoiced after acceptance and final file confirmation.
| Article Type | APC Fee | Publishing Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Original Research Article | USD 1,850 | Clinical outcomes, care pathway studies, patient safety and services analytics |
| Review Article | USD 1,950 | Evidence synthesis, policy focused and service model reviews |
| Systematic Review and Meta Analysis | USD 2,100 | Protocol driven pooled analysis and comparative evidence interpretation |
| Case Report or Case Series | USD 950 | Practice driven patient care observations and implementation lessons |
| Brief Communication | USD 750 | Early findings and targeted care process evaluations |
| Editorial or Commentary | USD 450 | Expert perspectives on care systems and service policy |
| Letter to the Editor | USD 350 | Scholarly discussion and post publication clarification |
APCs directly fund the infrastructure that protects scientific integrity, accelerates discoverability, and improves trust in patient care research outputs.
Editorial screening, reviewer matching, conflict checks, revision coordination, and structured decision workflows ensure every manuscript is assessed by suitable experts in care delivery, patient services, and clinical quality.
Copyediting, formatting, figure preparation checks, reference normalization, and publication quality assurance keep manuscripts accurate, readable, and technically consistent across devices and databases.
APCs support DOI registration, machine readable metadata preparation, and indexing readiness tasks that improve article visibility in scholarly search and institutional discovery services.
Hosting, preservation support, and platform maintenance ensure permanent article availability for clinicians, educators, policy teams, and researchers who depend on unrestricted access.
Active members can receive significant APC savings, including tier based discounts that reduce publication costs for repeat contributors and editorial community members. Departments and institutions with active collaboration can also request group billing support to reduce internal payment delays.
For authors with limited resources, partial support is reviewed confidentially. Decisions are based on funding context, institutional constraints, and publication need. Editorial assessment remains independent from APC support requests, ensuring merit based decisions at every stage.
The process is designed to be predictable so authors can focus on revision quality and publication readiness.
Submit your manuscript using Manuscript Zone or the simple submission form with complete author and study information.
Editorial and reviewer feedback is consolidated into a clear decision with practical revision direction and timeline guidance.
After acceptance, APC documentation is shared with authors or institutions for payment and compliance handling.
Technical production, metadata delivery, and final QA checks are completed before immediate open access publication.
Strong APC planning improves submission velocity and prevents acceptance stage delays. Authors are encouraged to align funding routes before submission and confirm who will process the invoice.
Before submission, confirm whether APC will be paid by a principal investigator budget, departmental publication fund, institution wide open access agreement, or external grant allocation. Include this plan in your internal manuscript workflow so acceptance does not trigger avoidable administrative hold ups.
For multi author papers, establish one billing lead and one backup contact to avoid confusion where affiliations span several organizations. Teams that set this process early typically complete financial documentation in one cycle.
Institutions can accelerate payment by predefining invoice fields, tax handling standards, purchase order expectations, and approval authority routing. If your finance office requires specific reference codes or grant identifiers, provide them immediately after acceptance so invoice generation is accurate on first issue.
JPCS supports practical billing coordination for hospitals, universities, and research groups that manage multiple patient care manuscripts annually.
Use the submission route that best matches your workflow. For APC questions, waiver requests, or institutional billing, contact [email protected].
