Preprint: “An Open Dataset of Article Processing Charges From Six Large Scholarly Publishers (2019-2023)”

The preprint linked below was posted on arXiv today.  Along with the preprint the authors have released the Article Processing Charges Explorer.

Title

An Open Dataset of Article Processing Charges From Six Large Scholarly Publishers (2019-2023)

Authors

Leigh-Ann Butler
University of Ottawa Library, Ottawa
Scholarly Communications Lab

Madelaine Hare
Scholarly Communications Lab, Ottawa/Vancouver
School of Information Studies, University of Ottawa

Nina Schönfelder
Bielefeld University Library

Eric Schares
Scholarly Communications Lab, Ottawa/Vancouver
University Library, Iowa State University

Juan Pablo Alperin
Scholarly Communications Lab, Ottawa/Vancouver
Simon Fraser University

Stefanie Haustein
Université du Québec à Montréal

Source

via arXiv
June 12, 2024

DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2406.08356

Abstract

This paper introduces a dataset of article processing charges (APCs) produced from the price lists of six large scholarly publishers – Elsevier, Frontiers, PLOS, MDPI, Springer Nature and Wiley – between 2019 and 2023. APC price lists were downloaded from publisher websites each year as well as via Wayback Machine snapshots to retrieve fees per journal per year. The dataset includes journal metadata, APC collection method, and annual APC price list information in several currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, JPY, CAD) for 8,712 unique journals and 36,618 journal-year combinations. The dataset was generated to allow for more precise analysis of APCs and can support library collection development and scientometric analysis estimating APCs paid in gold and hybrid OA journals.

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13 pages; PDF.

Direct to Article Processing Charges Explorer

Filed under: Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Elsevier, Frontiers, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, PLOS, Publishing, Scholarly Communications, Springer Nature