In short: On Time Publication shortlists legitimate open-access and hybrid journals for your manuscript, explains OA models in plain language, and checks indexing claims on official sources. APC information is educational — taken from publisher pages — not a price list for our services. We do not guarantee acceptance or indexing. Core selection method also lives on journal selection service; database-named paths include Scopus publication support.
By On Time Publication Editorial Team · Last updated 28 October 2026
Open access changes who can read the version of record; it does not bypass peer review. Predatory outlets exploit confusion between “OA” and “easy accept”. Our open access journal selection work starts with scope fit and integrity, then access model and fees on publisher sites.
Authors with grant or library OA funds; researchers whose funders mandate OA; faculty comparing hybrid versus fully OA titles; GCC and Jordan authors balancing promotion rules with APC budgets. Process is online; we are UK registered. Country context: Saudi Arabia / GCC, UAE, Jordan.
After you choose a venue, packaging continues on journal submission support and research paper publication support. Language readiness uses manuscript editing or academic English editing.
DOAJ catalogues OA journals that meet its criteria; it is not a substitute for Scopus or Web of Science when your rule names those databases. A journal can be OA and indexed in one database, both, or neither. We teach that distinction explicitly and verify with indexing check methods and SCI/SCIE/ESCI vs Scopus.
Publisher APC pages often list base fees, taxes, geographic pricing and waiver programmes. We teach you where to look and what questions to ask your librarian or funder. We do not scrape “discount codes”, impersonate you on waiver forms, or present a competitor’s marketing number as a quote from us. Any currency figures mentioned in conversation are illustrations from publisher sites at a point in time — verify before you budget.
Hybrid journals may allow subscription publication without an APC; choosing OA inside hybrid is optional. Fully OA journals usually require an APC or operate under a no-fee diamond model. Your shortlist states which model applies per title with a link to the primary fee page.
OA articles typically carry a Creative Commons or publisher licence. Funders sometimes mandate CC BY. We note licence language from the journal’s site so you can check compliance; we are not your counsel. Predatory venues sometimes bury surprise fees after acceptance — another reason to read fee and licence pages before submission, alongside predatory journal warning signs.
NDA on request. Stripe/PayPal/bank transfer. Micro-services that often follow: abstract editing, formatting and referencing, cover letter editing.
Some funders allow repository deposit pathways alongside OA journals. We can note common patterns at a high level; your librarian or funder policy wins. Predatory “OA” offers that appear after preprint posting are common — keep ethics tight and read how to publish a research paper.
Clinical OA titles still need ethics and reporting discipline — medical manuscript editing, nursing manuscript editing, ethics statements.
Independent company; verify every fee and indexing claim on the primary site.
It is a shortlisting service that prioritises legitimate open-access or hybrid venues fitting your manuscript, with checks on indexing claims and plain-language notes on publisher APC pages. We do not post our service prices here, and we do not guarantee acceptance.
No. Article processing charges are set by publishers. We can point you to the publisher’s APC page and common waiver language; you apply. Our editing/selection fee is separate and quoted privately.
We verify claims on official sources (for example DOAJ where relevant, Scopus Sources, Clarivate Master Journal List), read publisher practices, and refuse titles whose indexing we cannot verify. See also our predatory journals guide.
No. Both databases include open-access and subscription journals. Indexing and access model are separate questions. We check both against your institutional rules.
In plain terms: gold OA usually charges an APC for immediate OA; diamond/platinum typically charges no author APC; hybrid places an OA option inside a subscription journal for a fee. Labels vary by publisher — we explain the model on each shortlisted title using publisher pages.
No. Indexing databases decide coverage of journals, not of individual papers, and lists change. We verify journal-level claims on the day only.
Yes within capacity, including attention to ethics and reporting expectations. Field editing remains available on our medical and nursing pages.
Typically three, with scope fit, OA model notes and indexing checks. You choose where to submit.
No. We select and explain venues; we edit manuscripts you wrote. Ghostwriting is out of scope.
APC ranges or examples we mention are educational pointers to publisher pages — not On Time Publication prices. Our service fee is custom-quoted after free assessment and is never an APC.
Yes. We map shortlists to rules that name Scopus, Web of Science or OA preferences when you share those rules — without promising outcomes.
Manuscript or abstract/methods sample, field, any mandated database, and whether APC funding exists. We reply with a written custom quote.
Send your title and abstract (or full manuscript), the index you need and your deadline. We will reply with suitable next steps and a written quote.
Pricing: custom quote based on word count, field and deadline. See how pricing works.
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