Legal analysis: most papers published in periodicals need to pay a certain fee, mainly the page fee of periodicals. Most journals at home and abroad have page fees, and a few are published free of charge, so generally speaking, authors need to pay the relevant fees for submitting journals.

Legal basis: Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 30 A book publisher shall conclude a publishing contract with the copyright owner and pay the remuneration for publishing the book.

Article 31 The exclusive publishing right of a book publisher is protected by law according to the contract, and no one else may publish the work.

Article 32 The copyright owner shall deliver the work within the time limit stipulated in the contract. A book publisher shall publish books in accordance with the publication quality and time limit stipulated in the contract. If a book publisher fails to publish within the time limit stipulated in the contract, he shall bear civil liability in accordance with the provisions of Article 54 of this Law. If a book publisher reprints or republishes a work, it shall notify the copyright owner and pay remuneration. If the book publisher refuses to reprint or republish the book after it is out of stock, the copyright owner has the right to terminate the contract.

Article 33 If a copyright owner submits a manuscript to a newspaper or periodical agency and fails to receive a notice of publication from the newspaper or periodical agency within 15 days from the date of publication of the manuscript, he may submit the same work to another newspaper or periodical agency. Unless otherwise agreed by both parties.