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Journal cost transparency

We strive to publish high-quality journals as efficiently as we can. We have a diverse portfolio of journals and business models, with more than half of the journals we publish being owned and editorially managed by our society partners.

The cost of our journal publishing program

This chart shows how our journal revenues are spent across our full journals publishing programme, supporting investment decisions from authors, funders and institutions.


  • 2.9% Technology platform: staffing and other direct costs of Cambridge Core and other parts of our journals technology stack.
  • 8.9 Sales and marketing: staffing and other direct costs.
  • 14.9% Surplus: The Press is a department of the University of Cambridge, and any surplus is reinvested by the Press and the academic university.
  • 17.8% Editorial: editorial board honoraria, all the Press's editorial costs of submission, peer-review and publishing management.
  • 13.4% Production: copy editing, typesetting, metadata creation, proofing and XML creation. Includes staff and supplier costs.
  • 26% Society contribution: journal editorial offices and related activities of the societies or journal owners.
  • 16.1% Other costs: contribution towards other, indirect costs such as legal, finance, human resources, IT and our supply chain.

A pie chart showing, by percentage, the costs of journal publication. This text is available in full in section: The cost of our journal publishing program
The cost of our journal publishing program

The cost of our journal publishing program

A pie chart showing, by percentage, the costs of journal publication. This text is available in full in section: The cost of our journal publishing program
The cost of our journal publishing program

This chart shows how our journal revenues are spent across our full journals publishing programme, supporting investment decisions from authors, funders and institutions.


  • 2.9% Technology platform: staffing and other direct costs of Cambridge Core and other parts of our journals technology stack.
  • 8.9 Sales and marketing: staffing and other direct costs.
  • 14.9% Surplus: The Press is a department of the University of Cambridge, and any surplus is reinvested by the Press and the academic university.
  • 17.8% Editorial: editorial board honoraria, all the Press's editorial costs of submission, peer-review and publishing management.
  • 13.4% Production: copy editing, typesetting, metadata creation, proofing and XML creation. Includes staff and supplier costs.
  • 26% Society contribution: journal editorial offices and related activities of the societies or journal owners.
  • 16.1% Other costs: contribution towards other, indirect costs such as legal, finance, human resources, IT and our supply chain.