Paying by Credit Card

The preferred option is to pay by credit card via our secure credit card processing gateway Stripe, which accepts all major credit cards such Visa, MasterCard and American Express. 

To pay an Article Processing Fee (APF) by credit card, follow the payment link in the acceptance email or invoice. 

If you are not the corresponding author, please ask the corresponding author to forward the link in the acceptance email, or to generate an invoice, which also contains the payment link.

You can also generate an invoice for various other payments (see Finding and/or generating an invoice for the Article Processing Fee) 

In the invoice you will be able to find a link to the online payment form in which you will be able to fill out credit card details and submit your payment.

If you pay by credit card, a receipt is available on your user homepage and being sent by email immediately after payment.

See also

• Payment Methods
• Where can I find/generate an invoice for the Article Processing Fee
• How can I remove the handling fee from my invoice when paying by credit card?
• Can someone else pay my invoice?
• What should I do if my credit card is declined?
• Can I pay by wire/bank transfer? Where is your bank account information?
• My paper has been accepted, what are the next steps?