Still true: 70% of peer-reviewed OA journals charge no APCs
peter.suber's bookmarks 2017-10-26
Summary:
"Every study since the first in 2005 has shown that a significant majority of peer-reviewed journals charge no APCs. Most have put that majority at about 70%.
I just looked up today's numbers at the Directory of Open Access Journals, and the number is still 70%.
Total number of journals listed in DOAJ = 10,279
No-fee = 7,193 = 69.97%
Fee-based = 2,980 = 28.99%
No info = 106 = 1.03% ..."