Peak science journal Nature, will run paid-to-publish articles

According to owner, for-profit publisher Springer, “open access makes research immediately accessible and discoverable by anyone, allowing for greater public engagement as well as for researchers to build on existing research easily.”

And the top price to publish is just A$15 400, (CMM November 26).

The option applies to 1700 journals that are now “transformative” offering gold OA or “the traditional publishing route.”

Authors can pick which, “once the article has been accepted.”

Both, “rely on the same strong editorial processes and follow the same stringent standards.”

There are 30 plus Nature-branded journals in the package, including flagship, Nature.