SPIE Journals Open Access
Increased visibility
Open access papers are downloaded six times more on average than non-OA papers. More visibility gives greater possibility for increased citations.
Dissemination of knowledge
Open Access enables free and rapid information exchange to help authors quickly reach a broad global audience.
Satisfies funder requirements
SPIE complies fully with the open access requirements of UKRI, Wellcome, and NIHR, allowing authors the right to distribute their manuscript.
SPIE Journals Open Access Options
Gold Open Access
Gold open access means publication under an international Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license, where the authors retain ownership of the copyright. Publishing a paper in one of SPIE's Gold Open Access journals will give you and your paper maximum visibility.
Hybrid – Green or Gold Open Access
Not all research communities value open access publication in the same way, and for many journals, hybrid open access is the best of both worlds. Under the hybrid model, authors can choose to pay the article processing fee for immediate gold or green open access.
Green open access articles are published under SPIE copyright and can be uploaded to an institutional repository without an embargo. This option is free to authors. Read more about how articles can be shared under Green Open Access: https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/article-sharing-policies
Diamond Open Access
Diamond open access articles are free to publish and free to read. Articles are published under a CC BY 4.0 license.
SPIE complies fully with the open access requirements of UKRI, Wellcome, and NIHR. Where required by their funder, authors retain the right to distribute their author-accepted manuscript (AAM), such as via an institutional and/or subject repository (e.g. EuropePMC), under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license for release no later than the date of first online publication.
Article Processing Charges (APCs)
| Open Access Article Option | Fee |
Gold Open Access
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From $1675 |
Gold Open Access – Society Discount
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25% Discount |
Gold Open Access – Special Economic Consideration
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$425 |
| Green Open Access | Free |
| Diamond Open Access | Free |
Note that only one discount can be applied per paper.
Waivers for special paper types: SPIE waives the open access fee on specific paper types, such as Reviews and Tutorials. See the table below for information about paper-type fee waivers specific to each journal.
Read and publish subscription option: Gives eligible authors at the institution unlimited open access publishing in all SPIE journals. Learn more and see if you qualify.
2024 Open access publishing options by journal
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APCs: $2100 / $1575 / $425 Fee Waivers: Review Papers, Perspective Papers License: CC BY 4.0 |
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APCs: $1675 / $1255 / $425 Fee Waivers: Review Papers, Tutorial Papers License: CC BY 4.0 |
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APCs: Waived through 2024 License: CC BY 4.0 |
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APCs: $1675 / $1255 / $425 Fee Waivers: Review Papers, Tutorial Papers License: CC BY 4.0, SPIE Copyright |
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APCs: $1675 / $1255 / $425 Fee Waivers: Review Papers, Tutorial Papers License: CC BY 4.0, SPIE Copyright |
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APCs: $1675 / $1255 / $425 Fee Waivers: Review Papers, Tutorial Papers, Perspective Papers License: CC BY 4.0 |
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APCs: $1675 / $1255 / $425 Fee Waivers: Review Papers, Tutorial Papers, Perspective Papers License: CC BY 4.0, SPIE Copyright |
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APCs: $1675 / $1255 / $425 Fee Waivers: Review Papers, Tutorial Papers License: CC BY 4.0, SPIE Copyright |
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APCs: $1675 / $1255 / $425 Fee Waivers: Review Papers, Tutorial Papers License: CC BY 4.0, SPIE Copyright |
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APCs: $1675 / $1255 / $425 Fee Waivers: Review Papers, Tutorial Papers License: CC BY 4.0, SPIE Copyright |
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APCs: $1675 / $1255 / $425 Fee Waivers: Review Papers, Tutorial Papers License: CC BY 4.0, SPIE Copyright |
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APCs: $1675 / $1255 / $425 Fee Waivers: Review Papers, Tutorial Papers License: CC BY 4.0, SPIE Copyright |
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APCs: $1675 / $1255 / $425 Fee Waivers: Review Papers, Tutorial Papers, Perspective Papers, Primer Papers, Protocol Papers License: CC BY 4.0 |
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APCs: $1675 / $1255 / $425 Fee Waivers: Review Papers, Tutorial Papers License: CC BY 4.0, SPIE Copyright |
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APCs: Free to publish License: CC BY 4.0 |
Read and Publish option
SPIE Digital Library subscribing institutions have the option of converting their subscription to a Read and Publish agreement. Adding open access publishing gives eligible authors at the institution unlimited open access publishing in all SPIE journals.
Benefits for Authors:
- Free unlimited open access publishing in all SPIE journals
- Greater visibility for authors and their research
- Satisfies funder mandates
- Articles published under CC BY 4.0 license - authors retain ownership of copyright
Benefits for Institutions:
- Straightforward pricing based on past publishing output
- Greater visibility for the institution
- One annual fee
- Only the corresponding author must be affiliated with the institution
Institutions with Read and Publish agreements with SPIE (by country):
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Technische Universität Wien
The University of Hong Kong
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg
DESY-Zentralbibliothek
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, Bibliothek
Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
DKFZ – Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Fachhochschulbibliothek Muenster
Fraunhofer Institutes
Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg (FAU)
Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München
Hochschule Heilbronn - Bibliothek
Hochschule Muenchen
IHP GmbH - Leibniz-Institut für Innovative Mikroelektronik
INM - Leibniz-Institut fuer Neue Materialien (INM)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT
Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)
Max Planck Institute
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Bibliothek (PTB)
Saxon State and University Library / Technische Universität Dresden (SLUB)
Technische Hochschule Deggendorf
Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm
Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe - S(kim)
Technische Informationsbibliothek Hannoverm (TIB)
Technische Universität Ilmenau
TH Mittelhessen, Hochschulbibliothek
Universitaet Stuttgart, Bibliothek
Universitaet Rostock / Universitaetsbibliothek
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
Institute of Science Tokyo
Tokyo Denki University
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Eindhoven University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Univ. of Twente
Univ. of Amsterdam
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
University Politècnica de Catalunya
Chalmers University of Technology
Gothenburg University Library
Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan (KTH)
Linkoping University
Lulea Univ. of Technology
Lund University
Mid Sweden University
Swedish Defence Research Agency
Swedish Patent and Registration Office
Uppsala University
Aston University
The Open University
University of Bath
University of Cambridge
University of Liverpool
Carnegie Mellon University
Chapman University
JPL Library
Syracuse University
The University of Chicago
The University of Texas at Dallas
University of Michigan
Vanderbilt University
