Join the Society
Join the Society.
Publish without article processing charges, use the researcher AI tools, and help govern the platform.
Join a publishing society built around the people who do the work: authors, reviewers, and editors.
Membership at a glance
$0
APC when you publish as a Society member
$1,000
APC per accepted article for non-members
Regional
membership is priced by region so it is affordable wherever you work
For active researchers, membership typically costs less than a single APC.
With membership
Why join?
Members of the Society can publish in any ScienceBank community without article processing fees. Membership also grants full access to the researcher AI tools and the Publishing Library.
Without membership
Publish as a non-member
Membership is not required to publish in ScienceBank. Non-members can publish in any community for a flat article processing fee per accepted submission. Members do not pay an APC — for active researchers, membership typically costs less than a single APC.
What you get
Everything membership includes
- 01
Publish with no APC
Society members publish in any ScienceBank community without article processing charges.
- 02
Researcher AI tools
The full assist-only suite — it supports your judgement and never authors your work.
- 03
Editorial Library
Full access to the Editorial Library is included with membership.
- 04
Paid peer review
Reviewers are paid — the default rate is $100 per completed review.
- 05
Three languages
Publish and review in English, Español, and Bahasa Indonesia, with translate-on-read.
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Member governance
The Society is member-funded and governed by the researchers it serves.
Levels
Choose your level
Society membership is priced regionally to be affordable no matter where you work. A Pro level adds extra capacity for researchers who make intensive use of AI tools. Below is a full comparison of the Free (non-member), Society Member, and Pro levels.
- Read every open-access article
- $1,000 APC per article
- Publish with no APC
- Researcher AI tools included
- Editorial Library included
- Everything in Society Member
- Higher-capacity AI tools
- Pro requires an active Society membership
Membership tiers
Showing Society Member — click a level above to compare
| Benefit | Free | Society Member | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read open-access articles | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Publish in any community | $1,000 APC per article | No APC | No APC |
| Researcher AI tools | — | Included | Included (higher capacity) |
| Editorial Library | — | Included | Included |
| Price | Free | Regional pricing | $80/month |
Society membership is priced by region — pricing is adjusted for your region so that membership is affordable wherever you work.
Transparency
Where does the money go?
ScienceBank is committed to showing exactly how publication fees are used. The breakdown below accompanies this page.
Where is the APC going?
An indicative breakdown of how the article processing fee is allocated for non-members. The actual, audited breakdown will be published with the first Annual Transparency Report.
| Category | Share | What it funds |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial | 30% | Editor and reviewer compensation for peer review. |
| Production | 25% | Copy-editing, typesetting, and JATS production. |
| Infrastructure | 15% | Hosting, storage, DOI registration, and platform operations. |
| Administration | 12% | Society operations and member support. |
| AI | 10% | AI tooling that supports authors, reviewers, and editors. |
| Society reserves | 8% | Sustaining the Society and funding fee waivers. |
Join the Society
Become a ScienceBank Publishing Society member and unlock the full AI tool suite.