What does it cost to publish a Gold Open Access article? « Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week #AcademicSpring

"There’s been a lot of concern in some corners of the world about the Finch Report‘s preference for Gold open access, and the RCUK policy‘s similar leaning. Much of the complaining has focussed on the cost of Gold OA publishing: Article Processing Charges (APCs) are very offputting to researchers with limited budgets. I thought it would be useful to provide a page that I (and you) can link to when facing such concerns. This is long and (frankly) a bit boring. But I think it’s important and needs saying..."