Check the "information for authors" on the webpages of journals you recognize. Some have very low or no page charges (or you can reduce fees by not requesting color illustrations), while others allow you to petition for fees to be waived if you are not in a position to pay. The “traditional” journals (often affiliated with scientific societies) are usually better in this respect - open access online publication can cost over $1000 although, again, sometimes this can be waived.
How was your PhD funded? Does your former advisor have any money left from their grant to cover publications? Usually there is an incentive for advisors to do so, since they are often co-authors and PhD work was often funded out of their grants. Emily Moran UC Merced On Oct 16, 2017, at 1:38 PM, Laura Heiker <[email protected]> wrote: > I recently received my PhD and am now trying to publish in respectable > peer-reviewed journals. As an early career scientist, I need these > publications to obtain a post-doc, but the cost of publication is > prohibitively high for me to pay out-of-pocket. (My former university > does not offer funding for publication, and I'm currently unemployed.) > > Does anyone know of potential funding sources or alternative options for > low-income scientists to publish (in wildlife biology/ecotoxicology)? I > know there are newer, online-only journals that offer cheaper > publications, but I'm wary of their quality.
