SCI期刊不想交版面費，可以減免嗎？

相對於國內雜誌，SCI期刊開放獲取(open access))的居多，除幾大知名刊物外很少收取版面費。但是如果他人需要下載就需要支付一些費用(有的甚至上千美元、歐元或英鎊)，這樣就影響了自己文章的引用率，而引用率又是決定SCI論文發表是否成功的參考之一。通常能被大量引用的文章，其作者都會在學術界獲得很高的認同度，這是每個科研工作者都希望得到的。(關於版面費的問題，小編之前也寫過一篇相關的文章，大家可以看看，考慮是否申請減免版面費，總之各有利弊，就看你怎麼選擇（《為什麼SCI版面費這麼貴?》公眾號：SCI醫學科研論文助手中有解），那麼如何與雜誌社溝通申請減免版面費呢?

以下為參考信件:

例1

Dear Dr. or Prof. XXX:

Re: Ms# XXX(manuscript number)- XXX (manuscript title)

I am very pleased that our paper has been accepted for publication in XXX (journal) .

We notice that there is a charge for the publication of the manuscript(or for printing the color figures) . The publication fees (or costs for printing the color figures) appear too expensive for me at the moment. Although this project was supported by a grant from XXX , but the total amount of the grant was RMBXXX (about $ XXX >. With this amount, we could just mange to conduct and complete our experiments, and thus we do not have enough funding to pay for the publication fees (or for printing the color figures).

Therefore,I am writing you to explore the possibility that the publication fees(or for printing the color figures> could be reduced or even waived. However, if you have a difficulty to offer us such a concession, we will make our every effort to meet the requirements for the publication including payment of the publication fees (or for printing the color figures) since the publication of this paper in your journal is very important for us.

Thank very much for your consideration. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

XXX

在進行適當的申訴後，最好的結果是:主編將文章送給其他審稿人再審，我們的文章自然有了第二次「生命」。但多數情況下，期刊還是會遵照原審稿人的意見給予「Reject」,同時主編也會寫一封安慰信給作者，下面看個實例:

Dear Dr. XXX:

Thank you for your email. The decision of "Reject" was based on the reviewer』s comments and editorial evaluation. Your frustration is understandable and shared by many authors. A great number of scientists experience this to various extents during their career. However, this frustration is not helpful to improving the quality of published science.

Many potentially interesting manuscripts are declined due to space and scope limitations, and in some cases ,failure of the authors to maximally address the reviewers P concerns and suggestions. Therefore, I suggest that you read the reviewers』 comments more carefully and try to address the reviewer』 s concerns and suggestions in the future work.

Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation.

Sincerely yours,

XXX

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