Information for authors

Call for papers

Submissions are welcome to all journals at any time. To submit a manuscript you must first create a My LA account. My LA contains all the information you need before you submit your manuscript. It also allows you to track the status of your manuscript as it moves through editorial production.

Preparing your manuscript

Information on how to prepare your manuscript is provided within My LA.

NIH Public Access Policy compliance

As of April 7 2008, the US NIH Public Access Policy requires that all peer reviewed articles resulting from research carried out with NIH funding be deposited in the Pubmed Central archive.

If you are an NIH employee or grantee Libertas Academica will ensure that you comply with the policy by depositing your paper at Pubmed Central on your behalf.

Publication processing fees

Publication procesing fees cover the cost of editorial processing, typesetting, XML creation, as well as on-going hosting, archiving, journal promotion, and website enhancements.

The fee is a set per-manuscript charge. It does not vary according to word count, page count, number of figures or tables, or any other factor. There are no additional charges for colour figures and no limit on the quantity or resolution of colour figures. It is the only compulsory charge that will apply to your submission.

Upon acceptance of a submission for publication the processing fee will be payable. Fees will be charged for all papers unless a waiver or discount has been agreed before the manuscript was submitted. Waivers or discounts are not given after a manuscript is submitted.

Fees for each journal are listed on each journal's "Publication Processing Fees" page, in the "About this journal" section.

Methods of payment

Payment may be made by credit card (Visa or Mastercard), cheque or bank transfer. Further information on payment methods is given at the time of invoicing.

Fee waivers or discounts

Waivers or discounts are available in the following circumstances:

Hardship
Authors working in developing countries

Please note the following conditions:

Waivers or discounts are given at the sole discretion of the Managing Editor
Waivers or discounts must be requested prior to submitting your manuscript. Waivers or discounts may not be applied for at any other time.

Hardship:

Fee waivers or discounts may be granted to authors where hardship prevents the payment of the publication fee.

Authors working in developing countries:

Authors working in developing countries (with GDP of less than US$1,000/individual) will, at the discretion of the Publisher, be granted discounts or complete waivers.

Applying for a waiver or discount:

Please email the Managing Editor (editorial@la-press.com) with the following information:

Your name and institution
Title of journal you wish to submit a manuscript to
Reason for applying for a waiver
If you are an author in a developing country, the country you are working in

Guide to using My LA

My LA is designed to be simple to use. However, if you have any questions please consult our downloadable PDF guide (below) or send an email to the Managing Editor.

Guide To My LA For New Authors