Article processing charges (APCs) support peer review coordination, editorial management, production, DOI registration, and long term digital archiving. APCs are applied after acceptance and do not influence editorial decisions.

IJOE is committed to transparency and affordability for occupational and environmental health research communities.

• Editorial assessment and peer review management
• Copyediting, layout, and publication production
• DOI registration and metadata validation
• Long term archiving and platform maintenance
• Open access hosting and global dissemination

Authors from World Bank classified low income and lower middle income countries may be eligible for partial APC waivers. Requests are evaluated on a case by case basis and must be submitted before acceptance.

Membership options offer discounted APCs for eligible authors and institutions. Contact the editorial office for guidance.

Many occupational health teams publish under grant or institutional mandates. Share funder requirements early so the editorial office can align invoicing and reporting needs.

• Provide grant identifiers and funding statements
• Confirm open access mandates or repository requirements
• Share billing contacts for institutional or funder payments
• Document any reporting deadlines tied to publication
• If your institution requires invoice language or grant identifiers, provide them before acceptance to avoid delays.
• APC receipts include journal name, manuscript title, and DOI reference for institutional reporting.
• Payment can be made by institutions, funders, or authors. Coordinate billing details early to streamline processing.
• Requests for partial waivers should be submitted before acceptance with supporting documentation.
• APCs support long term digital preservation and open access distribution of occupational and environmental health research.
• If a funding agency requires open access confirmation, the editorial office can provide verification after publication.
• Invoices can be issued to a central grants office when funding sources require consolidated billing.
• APC questions are handled by the editorial office; contact them early to align budgets with publication timelines.
• Provide billing contacts and purchase order details early to avoid administrative delays during production.
• Institutions covering APCs should confirm currency conversion requirements and tax exemptions if applicable.
• Waiver requests should include a brief justification and confirmation of eligibility criteria.
• If funding is pending, notify the editorial office so invoice timelines can be coordinated.
• Payment confirmations are required before copyediting and proof preparation begin.
• For multicenter studies, designate a single billing contact responsible for APC coordination.
• Report exposure assessment methods with sampling duration, frequency, and instrumentation details.
• Provide job titles, task classifications, and industry codes used for occupational grouping.
• Describe industrial hygiene monitoring protocols and calibration procedures.
• Include personal versus area monitoring distinctions and rationale.
• Report chemical identifiers (CAS numbers) and occupational exposure limits.
• Describe noise, vibration, or heat stress measurements and thresholds applied.
• Provide baseline worker demographics, tenure, and shift schedules.
• Document respiratory protection fit testing or PPE compliance rates.
• Report biomarkers of exposure or effect with laboratory methods.
• Clarify confounder adjustments such as smoking, age, and socioeconomic factors.
• Describe exposure response modeling and uncertainty estimates.
• Include ergonomics assessment tools and scoring criteria.
• Report workplace safety incident definitions and reporting methods.
• Describe environmental sampling sites and spatial coverage.
• Provide geospatial resolution and mapping techniques used.
• Document data quality control for environmental sensors or lab assays.
• Report intervention design and implementation fidelity metrics.
• Include psychosocial stress or workload scales used in surveys.
• Define occupational disease case definitions and diagnostic criteria.
• Describe long term follow up schedules and attrition handling.
• Provide risk assessment frameworks or hazard ranking methods.
• Report handling of non detect measurements and detection limits.
• Document environmental justice considerations or vulnerable populations.
• Describe climate related exposure indices such as WBGT or heat stress.
• Include details on ventilation measurements and indoor air quality methods.
• Clarify sampling transport, storage, and chain of custody procedures.
• Provide job exposure matrix construction and validation details.
• Report training interventions or safety program components.
• Include data sharing statements with access controls for sensitive datasets.
• Describe how policy or regulatory context informed study design.
• Report workplace hazard controls aligned to the hierarchy of controls.
• Provide occupational mental health outcome definitions and scales.
• Document incident reporting bias mitigation or underreporting adjustments.
• Describe exposure variability across shifts, seasons, or job tasks.
• Provide community exposure context for environmental monitoring.
• Report co exposure assessments for multiple chemical agents.
• Clarify whether worker participation or stakeholder engagement occurred.
• Include details on engineering controls or process modifications studied.
• Report model validation metrics for predictive exposure tools.
• Describe limitations related to workforce representativeness or sampling scope.
• Describe exposure sampling justification for peak versus average measurements.
• Report administrative controls and adherence monitoring.
• Include details on incident investigation methods.
• Clarify use of job hazard analysis or task observations.
• Provide worker training frequency and content summaries.
• Report return-to-work outcomes or productivity metrics when relevant.
• Describe exposure mitigation costs or feasibility considerations.
• Include stakeholder feedback or worker engagement results.
• Report exposure measurements relative to regulatory limits or guidelines.
• Describe sampling representativeness and worker participation rates.

To avoid delays, payments should be completed within 48 hours of invoice receipt. Publication proceeds after payment confirmation.

IJOE is committed to rigorous, transparent publishing in occupational and environmental medicine. We emphasize reproducible exposure assessment, clear reporting of workplace and environmental context, and ethical compliance across all article types.

The editorial office supports authors, editors, and reviewers with clear guidance and responsive communication. For questions about scope or workflow, contact [email protected].

We encourage continuous improvement in reporting practices and share updates that help the community maintain high standards in worker health, environmental safety, and preventive medicine.