Author Billing

Free yourself from billing bottlenecks

Whenever money’s involved, things get complicated. From authors confused about waivers to those huge spreadsheets where you track payments, billing author charges can be a mess.

ChronosHub’s Author Billing module automates and simplifies that chaos. Give your authors a smooth e-commerce flow that they’re used to from everywhere else online.

Reduce number-crunching

Let the platform handle charge calculations, discounts, and approvals with minimal manual input from you.

Support all charge types

From article processing charges (APCs) to value-added services, manage every fee in one place.

Enhance author experience

Provide clear pricing and easy payments. Authors can choose to pay with credit card or via invoice.

Handle all author charges in one place

All charges in one place

APCs, page or color charges, optional services like infographics: the Author Billing module brings everything together. Charges are triggered right after article acceptance, letting authors pay once and move on with their day. And with our retrospective workflow, they can also come back later.

You can configure pricing and rules directly in the platform, ensuring flexibility and control.

Pricing that calculates itself

Behind the scenes, a powerful engine calculates charges based on your business rules. You can define pricing, apply discounts, and set the eligibility conditions for things like agreements, waivers, or vouchers.

Institutional agreement or a membership discount, the system ensures accurate billing every time. Without the need for manual intervention.

Automate pricing with rule-based logic
Streamline approvals and payments

Approvals that are easy to find

For articles that are eligible via an agreement, institutional approvals happen before authors even know there’s a charge. Approvers get direct links to approve or reject. No forwarding emails or hunting for context.

Once approved, authors are guided through a transparent payment process. Credit card, invoice, follow-ups; the platform is flexible for how you and your authors work day-to-day.

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The market is getting more complex. There are challenges around things like open-access models and APC workflows. And ChronosHub is brilliant at helping authors identify that, in a way that makes it as painless, frictionless, and easy as possible.

Tony Roche, Chief Officer of Publishing and Strategic Relations at Emerald Publishing in a sofa talking about his experiences with ChronosHub

Tony Roche
Chief Officer Publishing & Strategic Relations at Emerald Publishing

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