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  1. Why does Plant Methods have article-processing charges?

  2. What do the article-processing charges pay for?

  3. How much is Plant Methods charging?

  4. Does BioMed Central offer discounts on Article-Processing Charges?

  5. How do BioMed Central's charges compare with other publishers?

  6. Are any taxes included in this charge?

  7. To which articles will this charge apply?

  8. Why a flat charge rather than one based on page numbers?

  9. Who is responsible for making the payment?

  10. Which funding agencies explicitly allow direct use of their grants to cover article-processing charges?

  11. How do I pay?

  12. Can charges be waived if the author cannot pay?

  13. Will I have to pay if my institution is a BioMed Central member?

  14. Do changes to APC rates, exchange rates and/or institutional membership status affect the amount payable for a submitted article, if it goes on to be published?

  15. Do authors from low-income countries have to pay APCs?
Q6 Are any taxes included in this charge?
A6 No. Authors resident in any of the countries of the European Union have to add Value-Added Tax (VAT, currently 17.5%). Institutions paying the fee on behalf of the author can in most cases have the VAT refunded, or, by providing Plant Methods with their VAT registration number*, avoid paying VAT altogether. (*except UK)

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