DOAJ APC information as of Jan 31, 2018 | Sustaining the Knowledge Commons / Soutenir les savoirs communs

ab1630's bookmarks 2018-02-06

Summary:

Abstract: "...Selected findings: 71% of the 11,001 journals listed in DOAJ do not charge APCs [emphasis added to avoid adding to conflation of OA with APC]. For most journals, a URL as to where this information can be found is provided, indicating that DOAJ staff have verified that there are no publication charges. 28% do charge APCs, and the remainder have no information on APCs. The average price converted to USD is nearly identical in 2014 and 2018, however the reader is advised to read the details and limitations, as this must be interpreted with caution. Of the 3,131 journals with APCs, 37 different currencies are listed. A few currencies dominate, particularly USD at nearly half of the journals. A breakdown of average prices and range of prices by currency are presented. The most remarkable finding is the range; on average the highest APC for a given currency is close to 4,000 times higher than the lowest APC. This tends to support our 2014 conclusion of a volatile APC market. In conclusion, DOAJ metadata is very useful for the OA APC study, and in particular can be considered a reliable source for journals with no publication charges."

Link:

https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2018/02/06/doaj-apc-information-as-of-jan-31-2018/

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Tags:

oa.new oa.fees oa.doaj oa.gold oa.costs oa.surveys oa.no-fee oa.authors oa.economics_of oa.journals

Date tagged:

02/06/2018, 18:29

Date published:

02/06/2018, 10:12