Article Processing Charge (APC)

Pinnacle Science is committed to a minimal cost article processing charge (APC) for all manuscripts. Upon acceptance of a manuscript, the APC of $350 USD must be processed by Pinnacle Science prior to publication. If a manuscript is accepted for publication, an email including a payment link will be sent to the corresponding author. Manuscripts will not be published by Pinnacle Science until the APC is finalized via PayPal.

Annual Unlimited APC Waiver Program: Complete the form to inquire

The mission of Pinnacle Science is to provide researchers at any university or institution around the world with a minimal cost, open access platform for peer-reviewed research. As a result, Pinnacle Science offers an Annual Unlimited APC Waiver program. The annual cost is $550 USD per department for any university or institution.

Annual Unlimited APC Waiver Program: Terms and Conditions

Key benefits include:

  1. Unlimited APC’s Annually: If accepted, publish freely throughout the year without additional costs.

  2. Department-Wide Coverage: The benefits extend to all members of your department.

  3. Predictable Budgeting: Simplify your annual publication budget with a single, annual fee.

Reducing cost barriers to enhance research dissemination at research and non-research institutions is necessary to optimize scientific discovery. Pinnacle Science encourages research librarians to list this journal among their library's electronic journal holdings.

Authors from the Diamond Open Access list below can submit to any journal published by Pinnacle Science. No fees will be incurred to authors from the following departments at these universities.

Departments, Universities, and Organizations Enrolled

Northern Kentucky University (Department of Kinesiology)
Northern Kentucky University (Department of Psychological Science)
Nova Southeastern University (All Departments)
The Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association
University of Cincinnati (All Departments)
Western Michigan University (Department of Human Performance and Health Education)
Murray State University (School of Nursing and Health Professions)