Chapter and Book Processing Charges (CPCs / BPCs)

MDPI is committed to keeping its open access publication charges at a minimum and being transparent about the publication costs and services provided. To enable a high standard of editing and production under open access philosophy, MDPI covers its editorial and production costs by collecting comparatively low Chapter and Book Processing Charges (CPCs/BPCs).

Many funding agencies cover the payment of open access publishing charges, including books. In addition, numerous research institutes have created central funds to cover CPCs/BPCs. Take a look at the funding information and begin searching for funding opportunities at the beginning of your publication project.

Chapter Processing Charges (CPCs)

To enable a high standard of editing and production under open access philosophy, MDPI covers its editorial and production costs by collecting a Chapter Processing Charge of CHF 1200 per accepted chapter. There are no charges for rejected chapters, no submission charges, and no surcharges based on the length of a chapter, figures, or supplementary data. Fees are due after review and official acceptance of the chapter for publication.

Book Processing Charges (BPCs)

For entire books, MDPI applies a BPC starting at 8000 CHF for each accepted manuscript. The price depends on the number of pages in the book as well as the requested services. Fees are due after pre-check and before peer review.

The services included are:

Convenient online submission and manuscript tracking via our system BJAMS
Personal support throughout the publishing process from an experienced Assistant Editor.
Checks for plagiarism using the industry-standard software iThenticate.
Peer-Review coordination among editors, authors and external reviewers.
Basic Formatting and Typesetting: regular layout and reference check is included.
Standard English Editing: grammar, spelling, punctuation, phrasing and conformation to the MDPI house style.
Dissemination and discoverability via submission to variousbook indexing databases (OAPEN, DOAB, WoS Book Citation Index, CrossRef, etc.)
DOI assignment at the book and chapter level.
ISBN assignment at the book level, print and online.
Basic marketing and promotional services: arranging for the distribution of the book to retailers, metadata optimization, Social Media promotion, email marketing, book flyer, etc.
Custom cover design by experienced designers in agreement with the corporate style and in coordination with the author or editor.
Publication of the accepted manuscript in electronic form (PDF), in full open access, under a Creative Commons by Attribution license.
Print on Demand Service: available for view or purchase directly from the MDPI Books website.

The following additional services can be provided at an additional cost:

Figure Editing to revise and format charts, graphs and illustrations to guarantee books are visually pleasing. This includes figure size, resolution, colors, fonts, labelling, and file formats.
Extensive English editing, such as grammar, spelling, punctuation, phrasing and conformation to the MDPI house style as well as phrasing and clarity of expression.
Extensive marketing services, such as a Virtual Book Launch.
Book index prepared by a professional indexer.
Comprehensive Formatting and Typesetting involving major adjustments to formatting, references/sources, and figure descriptions.
Full Reformatting of the manuscript from scratch, including redoing references and sources in a different style.

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