Sustainable Biomaterials & Bioengineering (SBME) is a fully open-access journal committed to ensuring the unrestricted global dissemination of high-quality scientific research. All published articles are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication without subscription or access barriers.
As part of the journal’s inaugural development and commitment to supporting global scientific participation, Sustainable Biomaterials & Bioengineering currently provides a 100% Article Processing Charge (APC) waiver for all manuscripts accepted within Volume 1 and Volume 2.
Accordingly:
- Submission Fee: USD 0
- Standard APC: USD 150 per accepted article
- Current APC Waiver: 100% waiver during Volume 1 and Volume 2
- Amount Currently Payable by Authors: USD 0
The journal does not charge any submission fees. Authors may submit manuscripts for editorial assessment and peer review without any initial payment or processing charge.
The standard APC of USD 150 applies only to accepted manuscripts outside the active waiver period and contributes toward:
- Editorial and peer review management
- Manuscript processing and production
- Copyediting and typesetting
- DOI registration and metadata management
- Digital archiving and preservation
- Online hosting and indexing support
- Long-term accessibility of published content
The APC waiver applies equally to all authors regardless of nationality, institutional affiliation, or geographic region.
The journal reserves the right to revise APC policies, waiver structures, or publication charges in future volumes as the journal expands its indexing, publishing infrastructure, and editorial operations. Any future modifications to publication fees will be communicated transparently through the journal website and official editorial communications.
SBME remains committed to maintaining ethical, transparent, and accessible scholarly publishing practices in accordance with the principles of open science and internationally recognised publishing standards.