On this page
At a glance
- Basis: each service the author agrees to.
- Shown to the author as a separate line before payment.
- Earned when the author's invoice is paid.
- Cancelled when the publication fee is refunded or waived.
Partners are paid for the services they perform for an author (for example proofreading, translation or layout), never because a manuscript is accepted or published.
The rate
- Earned when
- The author's invoice is paid
- Held before it can be withdrawn
- 7 days
- Referral stays yours for
- 7 days
Propose each service with its price from the Manuscripts tab of the partner area. The author agrees or declines on the tracking page, and the journal bills an agreed service on its own invoice, apart from the publication fee.
When it is earned
- The author pays the service invoice: the commission is recorded in your partner area, whatever the editorial decision.
- A holding period of 7 days then applies before you can withdraw it.
When it is cancelled
- The service invoice is refunded: the commission is cancelled.
- The publication fee is waived: no commission is due.
- The partnership ends because of an ethics breach: unpaid commission is not paid out.
Independence
The commission never depends on the decision and never affects it. See the publication fees policy and conflicts of interest. Withdrawals are explained in the withdrawal policy.
