Open-access, online-publishing has become increasingly important in recent years. Prof. Dr. Joerg M. Fegert, Editor-in-Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH) presents an overview of developments in online-publishing and the structure of an open-access online journal in the field of child and adolescent mental health. Senior Editor of CAPMH, Dr. Benedetto Vitiello presents on the reviewing process and journals' challenges to recruit reviewers. Dr Jacinta Tan, Senior Editor of CAPMH, will offer insights into the remit of publishing manuscripts from low- to middle-income countries and on encouraging and helping developing researchers who may not have sufficient resources or command of English language to publish high-quality manuscripts. Liaison Editor for the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP), Prof. Dr. Olayinka Omigbodun, gives an account of the process of publishing a series of African contributions in CAPMH.