A book or chapter processing charge (BPC/CPC) covers all the costs of commissioning, copyediting and proofreading, production, dissemination and promotion of our authors’ work, including online hosting and indexing. 

For information on pricing for open access books and chapters published by Springer, Palgrave Macmillan and Apress, see our table below. If your work is of a page count or book type not included below, or you need support with funding your BPC, please get in touch with a commissioning editor (Springer, Palgrave Macmillan, Apress).

Book Type

€ EUR

$ USD

£ GBP

Monographs and contributed works (up to 400 pages)

13,700

15,800

11,600

Proceedings (up to 200 pages)

6,400

7,360

5,440

Springer Briefs and Palgrave Pivots (short format)

7,400

8,450

6,340

Chapters in non-open access books (up to 40 pages)

2,290

2,890

1,970

VAT/local taxes are not included in the price listed above.