Information for Authors

Author Guidelines

Authorship: Definition and Responsibilities

Article Processing Charges

Article processing charges

Article processing charges (APCs) are due upon acceptance. For current prices, please visit Open Access - Journal authors - Thieme Group, navigate to "APC", and select the Price List. APCs are regularly reviewed and may be subject to change. No additional fees, including submission fees, editorial processing charges, or page and color charges apply.

Waivers & Discounts for OA

If your institution participates in a Thieme Science Open Access Funding Agreement, as a corresponding author, you can publish open access at no cost to you, or at a discount. Thieme participates in the Research4Life program. If you are a corresponding author residing in the world’s lowest income countries, we may offer waivers and discounts on our gold journals. For more information, please contact the journal. To learn more about Thieme's Open Access programme, please visit Open Access - Journal authors - Thieme Group. Author fees or waiver status do not influence editorial decisions.

Licensing Information

All papers in SynOpen are published open access and are available online immediately upon publication without registration. Thieme publishes the papers under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 license, which permits any user to read, download, copy, distribute, and use the content for any lawful purpose.