Financial Transparency Statement

World Nutrition is a non-profit, fully open access journal published by the World Public Health Nutrition Association (WPHNA). The journal operates under a cost-neutral, mission-driven publishing model designed to remove financial barriers to authors while maintaining high editorial and production standards.

Revenue Sources

  • The journal does not generate revenue from article processing charges (APCs) for research articles.
  • All operational and publication costs are covered by WPHNA membership fees.
  • The journal does not accept advertising, sponsorship, or funding from commercial entities whose products or activities may compromise public health.

Author Fees

  • No submission fees are charged.
  • No APCs are charged for original research articles.
  • A limited post-acceptance typesetting fee applies only to selected non-research article types (e.g., reviews and commentaries) to recover production costs.

Editorial Independence

  • Financial considerations have no influence on editorial decisions.
  • Editorial decisions are made solely on the basis of scholarly merit, relevance, methodological rigor, and ethical standards.
  • Editors, reviewers, and editorial board members serve on a voluntary basis and receive no financial compensation.

Equity and Access

  • The journal maintains a waiver-friendly policy to ensure that inability to pay typesetting fees does not prevent publication.
  • Requests for waivers are considered independently of peer review outcomes.

This transparent financial model supports the journal’s commitment to equity, independence, and unrestricted access to public health nutrition knowledge.

APC & Fee Disclosure: The following information is provided to ensure full compliance with Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) APC and licensing transparency requirements.

DOAJ APC Reporting Fields – World Nutrition

  1. Does the journal charge article processing charges (APCs)?

No.

  1. APC Amount (if applicable)
  • Research articles: USD 0
  • All submissions: USD 0 submission fee
  1. Are there any publication fees other than APCs?

Yes (limited and article-type specific).

  1. Description of Additional Fees

World Nutrition applies a typesetting fee only to certain non-research article types, after acceptance.

  • Applicable article types:
    • Literature reviews
    • Narrative reviews
    • Commentaries
    • Perspectives and similar formats
  • Fee structure:
    • USD 65 base typesetting fee
    • USD 1.30 per 10 references

These fees cover professional production costs and are not APCs.

  1. When are fees charged?
  • Only after editorial acceptance
  • Fees are never charged at submission or during peer review
  1. Waiver Policy

Yes.

  • Fee waivers may be granted on a case-by-case basis, particularly for authors from low- and middle-income countries or those without institutional support.
  • Waiver requests do not influence editorial decisions.
  • Waivers apply only to typesetting fees, as research articles incur no charges.
  1. Membership as an Alternative to Fees

Authors who are members of the World Public Health Nutrition Association (WPHNA) may have typesetting fees for non-research manuscripts fully covered by their membership, provided the membership fee is equivalent to or exceeds the typesetting cost.

  1. Copyright and Licensing (DOAJ-Required Disclosure)

in any repository of their choice.

  1. Transparency Statement (DOAJ Compliance)

All publication fees, waiver policies, and membership options are clearly disclosed on the journal website.
The journal confirms that ability or inability to pay fees has no effect on peer review, editorial decisions, or publication outcomes.