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Payment terms

Our payment options and terms for our products subscriptions

Subscriptions to Emerald content are payable annually in advance. All invoices must be paid within 28 days – print orders and online access requests will only be actioned once payment has been received.

We can accept payments via the following channels:

  • Bank transfer
  • Credit cards

If your subscription is held via a subscription agent, please contact them with any queries about your order.

Our contact information

Emerald Publishing Limited
Subscriptions Department
Floor 5, Northspring
21-23 Wellington Street
Leeds, England
LS1 4DL
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 113 3231381
E-mail: [email protected]

Payment methods

Bank transfer

Payment may be made via Bankers’ Automated Clearing Services (BACS).

Please note we can only accept payment in the currency stated on the invoice

Our bank account details are:

Bank name: Barclays Bank Plc

Account name: Emerald Publishing Limited

Address: 3 Hardman Street, Spinningfields, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M3 3AX, United Kingdom

Account numbers:

GBP: 40508470
SORT CODE: 20-11-99
IBAN: GB94 BARC 2011 9940 5084 70
BIC: BARCGB22XXX

USD: 87855777
SORT CODE: 20-11-99
IBAN: GB64 BARC 2011 9987 8557 77
BIC: BARCGB22XXX   

AUD: 78583077
SORT CODE: 20-11-99
IBAN: GB47 BARC 2011 9978 5830 77
BIC: BARCGB22XXX

EUR: 79384844
SORT CODE: 20-11-99
IBAN: GB22 BARC 2011 9979 3848 44
BIC: BARCGB22XXX

Remittance advice address: [email protected]

Credit cards

Emerald uses Global Payments PayLink for Visa and MasterCard payments in British Pounds, US Dollars, Euros and Australian Dollars.

Should you wish to pay via credit card, please contact us and we will issue you with a secure link.

Please do not send us your credit card information either by mail or email.

Emerald does not have access to, or store your financial information, nor will we ask you to send us your credit card information. Should you have any concerns, please contact [email protected]

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