Networks and Heterogeneous Media will charge a 1000 USD Article Processing Charge (APC) for accepted papers after peer review.

All submissions before December 31, 2022 will be published free of charge, 20% discount in 2023 (800 USD)，original price resumes on January 1, 2024 (1000 USD).

Networks and Heterogeneous Media will use this income to cover the cost of our operation and editorial work. This is the only income to support our journal. The APC pays for developing and maintaining our website, content marketing costs, preparation in various formats for online publication, inclusion in CrossRef and other databases, etc. If the author does not have fund to cover this charge, please contact nhm@aimspress.org.

Networks and Heterogeneous Media waive the charges for these article types: Review, Editorial, Letter, Conference Reports, Commentary, Corrections, and Erratum.

If you need our editor to format the whole manuscript and references, we will charge additional 80 USD.

AIMS Payment methods

Invoices are emailed shortly after acceptance to the payment contact provided by the authors. Only official invoices issued by AIMS are valid. We do not authorize any third party to collect the APCs. If you have any question please contact nhm@aimspress.org.

(1) By a credit card: Please choose the online payment on the submission system.
(2) By a US bank check: Check should be made payable to: AIMS
If paying by check, please add 15 USD check fees.

Please mail your check to
AIMS
P.O. Box 2604
Springfield, MO 65801-2604, USA

(3) By bank wire

For wire transfers, the customer need to pay the fees for both the sender and the recipient bank, to ensure AIMS receives the full invoiced amount.

Name of the account: AIMS, LLC
Bank name: Bank of America
Account number: 355009945426
Routing number for foreign: 026009593
Swift Code: BOFAUS3N
Routing number for domestic: 081000032
Bank’s full address: 4141 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield, MO 65807, USA
Springfield, MO 65810, USA
Please inform us with a receipt from the bank after you make the bank wire.