Open Access Publication: all manuscripts submitted to Dove Medical Press are assumed to be submitted under the Open Access publishing model. In this publishing model, papers are peer-reviewed in the normal way under editorial control. When a paper is accepted for publication the author is issued with an invoice for payment of a publication processing fee (see payment details below). Payment of this charge allows Dove Medical Press to recover its editorial and production costs and create a pool of funds that can be used to provide fee waivers for authors from lesser developed countries (see below).

Published papers appear electronically and are freely available from our website. Authors may also use their published .pdf's on their own or institution's website.

Upon acceptance for publication a processing fee will be payable. Owing to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates fees may occasionally be subject to change without notice.

*Adjusted 23 July 2010.

NB: Owing to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates fees may occasionally be subject to change without notice.

Color illustrations: Open Access papers appear electronically. As no printed issues of any Dove journals are produced there are NO additional charges for color illustrations.  

Authors working in developing countries: Authors working in developing countries may, at the discretion of the Publisher, be granted discounts or complete waivers. If you are genuinely from a developing country and need to apply for a waiver please email the Publisher (publisher @ dovepress.com) with the following information: