New COPE guidelines on author fees and waivers

12 February 2025

Guidance for journals on how to minimise ethical concerns about disclosure, application, and administration of author fees and waivers, discounts, or incentives. And how to establish and maintain the independence of editorial decision making from the journal’s financial decisions.

Read the guidelines here: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/author-fees-and-waivers