Payments

Open Access publications with
Article Processing Charge (APC):

Journals with APC :
UXUC - User Experience and Urban Creativity 
BBDS - Black Book Drawing and Sketching
GSA - Graffiti and Street Art
EGI - Epigraphy, Graffiti, Iconography
VAS - Visionary Architecture Studies

Unless otherwise stated, ​APC is mandatory for all approved papers. With the exception of authors affiliated with the institutions that are members of our Support Program .

The payment must be processed after the paper acceptance for publication.
Payments that need invoice please contact with: name, fiscal number and address.

Note: Since January 2026, we have adopted a single APC rate (per author) applicable to all submissions (Gold Open Access). We have also established a clearly defined Waiver Process: limited to a maximum of two articles per issue, for invited authors—either selected on the basis of merit and/or demonstrating justified financial incapacity.

The purpose of Gold Open Access is not for authors to personally finance their publications, but rather to redirect library budgets—previously allocated to subscription fees—towards supporting publication costs through APCs or Diamond Open Access models. Allowing authors to fund publication from their own personal resources sends a contradictory signal and risks undermining the integrity and equitable implementation of the Open Access system.

Article Processing Charge (APC)

Unless otherwise agreed, these values should be considered per author.

Single APC / per author institutional payment:
350 eur (+VAT, if applicable) - Payment Link (card/ paypal)

Customised value Payment Link (card/ paypal) for multiple authors.
(fee payed by the institution e.g. University, Research Unit)

Institutional publishing agreement models

Under an Agreement, the institution pays an annual flat fee, and all articles with a corresponding author affiliated with the institution are published at no additional cost (in our APC-based/ Gold Open Access journals). At the same time, the institution supports our Diamond OA journal.

Agreement models offer an affordable option that enables institutions and their authors to publish freely in our Open Access journals while helping to sustain the publishing activity of our Diamond OA journal, know more in Support Program link or contact us directly.

 

Open Access Funding bodies

National or International main funding bodies, can support publishing research grants trough:
- directly from funders;
- research organizations (funded by main funding bodies);
- sub unit's from research organizations (funded by research orgs);
The Funding Bodies follow local and international policies regarding OA.
To know more about the existent funders, research orgs and unit's please browse the:
Registry of Open Access Repositories Mandatory Archiving Policies (ROARMAP) 



Payments via bank transfer 
Payment to:
WISETHOROUGH
Centro de Negócios da Junqueira,
Praça das industrias s/n
1300 307 Lisboa, Portugal

Tax ID: 518449599

IBAN: PT50-0033-0000-45763799169-05
BIC/ Swift: BCOMPTPL 
Bank Name: BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES
Bank Address: Praça D. João I, 28, 4000-295 Porto

Please send us your details for invoice (via info@urbancreativity.org):
Name, Address, Contact, Tax ID nº


Diamond Open Access

Diamond Open Access (Diamond OA) is a non-profit, community-supported approach to academic publishing that eliminates costs for both authors and readers. In this model, all publications are freely available online, without subscription fees or article processing charges (APCs), ensuring open and equitable access to scholarly work.

Our Diamond Open Access Journal is:
CAP - Cadernos de Arte Pública / Public Art Journal

The Diamond Open Access (Diamond OA) approach is sustained trough donations and agreements.