Publication fees

We believe that all research should be freely available. To support this policy, authors of research papers are asked to pay a publication fee of $2,850 CDN plus applicable sales tax upon acceptance of their paper. There are no colour or page charges.

Whether an author group is able to pay the publication fee does not affect editorial decision-making. Non-research articles (e.g., clinical images, case reports, commentaries, analyses, reviews, humanities, etc.) are not subject to the publication fee.

Taxes

Author groups whose research paper is accepted, and whose corresponding author resides in Canada, must pay taxes (GST/HST) on the above-mentioned fee. The taxation rate differs per province, as follows:  

Partial or complete fees waiver

CMAJ will consider a partial or complete waiver of publication fees for authors from Group A or B countries as determined by the WHO Hinari list. Author groups composed of: a) a majority of students who do not hold a doctoral degree (PhD or MD), and which b) contain a maximum of 2 PhD or MD holders, may be eligible for a discounted fee.

If you would like to apply for a fee waiver, please email the editorial office before you submit your manuscript. Please include a complete author list including affiliations, completed degrees, funding, and type of research. 

Refund policy

If for any reason (e.g., plagiarism, fraudulent data and other legal issues) during the production process the publisher decides not to publish an accepted research paper, the author will be reimbursed the publication fee.