16 May 2022
The National Library of Sweden collects data on APC expenditures from universities and other research institutions in Sweden.
APC expenditures for 2 different institutions have now been made available to OpenAPC.
Contact person for the National Library is Camilla Lindelöw.
Cost data
The new data set provided by the National Library covers publication fees for 200 articles. Total expenditure amounts to 405 184€ and the average fee is 2 026€.
The data originates from the following institutions:
- Karolinska Institutet
- University of Skövde
Overview
A detailed analysis of the contributed data sets provides the following overview:
Breakdown by publisher
|
Articles |
Fees paid in EURO |
Mean Fee paid |
MDPI AG |
59 |
94511 |
1602 |
Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
19 |
37462 |
1972 |
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
15 |
39464 |
2631 |
Frontiers Media SA |
12 |
27043 |
2254 |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
12 |
23800 |
1983 |
Springer Nature |
9 |
31464 |
3496 |
Impact Journals, LLC |
5 |
16401 |
3280 |
Informa UK Limited |
5 |
10534 |
2107 |
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) |
4 |
5136 |
1284 |
American Society for Microbiology |
4 |
6216 |
1554 |
Elsevier BV |
4 |
9606 |
2402 |
Wiley-Blackwell |
4 |
9266 |
2316 |
American Society for Clinical Investigation |
3 |
10228 |
3409 |
IEEE |
3 |
4887 |
1629 |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
3 |
8046 |
2682 |
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
3 |
3475 |
1158 |
Acta Dermato-Venereologica |
2 |
3189 |
1594 |
American Medical Association (AMA) |
2 |
6922 |
3461 |
BMJ |
2 |
5063 |
2531 |
Det Kgl. Bibliotek/Royal Danish Library |
2 |
701 |
350 |
eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd |
2 |
4676 |
2338 |
European Respiratory Society (ERS) |
2 |
2548 |
1274 |
Medical Journals Sweden AB |
2 |
1499 |
749 |
Society for Neuroscience |
2 |
7061 |
3531 |
Spandidos Publications |
2 |
1969 |
985 |
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
1 |
2103 |
2103 |
American Speech Language Hearing Association |
1 |
1709 |
1709 |
Brill |
1 |
382 |
382 |
Bristol University Press |
1 |
1771 |
1771 |
British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery |
1 |
1709 |
1709 |
Cogitatio |
1 |
1153 |
1153 |
Ferrata Storti Foundation (Haematologica) |
1 |
404 |
404 |
Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
1 |
770 |
770 |
IGI Global |
1 |
430 |
430 |
International Global Health Society |
1 |
2311 |
2311 |
International Journal of Medical Education |
1 |
1032 |
1032 |
JMIR Publications Inc. |
1 |
1652 |
1652 |
Life Science Alliance, LLC |
1 |
2457 |
2457 |
Mary Ann Liebert Inc |
1 |
2754 |
2754 |
MyJove Corporation |
1 |
2155 |
2155 |
Rockefeller University Press |
1 |
4770 |
4770 |
S. Karger AG |
1 |
2895 |
2895 |
The Journal of Rheumatology |
1 |
3561 |
3561 |
Fees paid per publisher (in EURO)

Average costs per publisher (in EURO)

13 May 2022
The Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has updated its APC expenditures, the latest contribution provides data for the 2021 period.
The University Library of Erlangen-Nürnberg is in charge of the University’s Open Access Publishing Fund, which has been receiving support under the DFG’s Open Access Publishing Programme until 2018.
Contact person is Markus Putnings.
Cost data
The new data set covers publication fees for 334 articles. Total expenditure amounts to 609 001€ and the average fee is 1 823€.
The following table shows the payments the FAU has made to publishers in 2021.
|
Articles |
Fees paid in EURO |
Mean Fee paid |
MDPI AG |
128 |
221732 |
1732 |
Springer Nature |
98 |
205461 |
2097 |
Frontiers Media SA |
34 |
58084 |
1708 |
Elsevier BV |
10 |
15232 |
1523 |
Wiley-Blackwell |
9 |
16596 |
1844 |
Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
8 |
13517 |
1690 |
SAGE Publications |
6 |
8959 |
1493 |
IEEE |
5 |
8574 |
1715 |
Informa UK Limited |
4 |
7045 |
1761 |
BMJ |
3 |
5210 |
1737 |
Copernicus GmbH |
3 |
3727 |
1242 |
American Chemical Society (ACS) |
2 |
2519 |
1260 |
American Physical Society (APS) |
2 |
4011 |
2005 |
Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
2 |
2169 |
1085 |
IOP Publishing |
2 |
2981 |
1490 |
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
2 |
1619 |
809 |
Acta Dermato-Venereologica |
1 |
1666 |
1666 |
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
1 |
2002 |
2002 |
American Geophysical Union (AGU) |
1 |
3272 |
3272 |
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) |
1 |
1498 |
1498 |
Biophysical Society |
1 |
1006 |
1006 |
eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd |
1 |
1792 |
1792 |
EMBO |
1 |
4284 |
4284 |
Georg Thieme Verlag KG |
1 |
1012 |
1012 |
GeoScienceWorld |
1 |
2016 |
2016 |
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) |
1 |
2380 |
2380 |
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) |
1 |
2007 |
2007 |
JMIR Publications Inc. |
1 |
2022 |
2022 |
Life Science Alliance, LLC |
1 |
1981 |
1981 |
Pensoft Publishers |
1 |
833 |
833 |
sub\urban e.V. |
1 |
1785 |
1785 |
Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
1 |
2008 |
2008 |
Overview
With the recent contribution included, the overall APC data for Erlangen-Nürnberg now looks as follows:
Fees paid per publisher (in EURO)

Average costs per year (in EURO)

Average costs per publisher (in EURO)

13 May 2022
The Goethe University Frankfurt has updated its APC expenditures, providing data for the 2021 period.
The University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg is in charge of the University’s Open Access Publishing Fund, which received support under the DFG’s Open Access Publishing Programme until 2021. The new data also contains Gold OA articles published under the DEAL agreements and decentralized payments.
Contact Person is Roland Wagner.
Cost data
The new data set covers publication fees for 482 articles, total expenditure amounts to 921 324€ and the average fee is 1 911€.
The following table provides an overview:
|
Articles |
Fees paid in EURO |
Mean Fee paid |
MDPI AG |
136 |
233794 |
1719 |
Frontiers Media SA |
117 |
218010 |
1863 |
Springer Nature |
102 |
235324 |
2307 |
Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
23 |
40003 |
1739 |
Elsevier BV |
18 |
31404 |
1745 |
Copernicus GmbH |
13 |
21653 |
1666 |
Wiley-Blackwell |
10 |
18633 |
1863 |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
9 |
25719 |
2858 |
BMJ |
8 |
17885 |
2236 |
Informa UK Limited |
6 |
12144 |
2024 |
American Physical Society (APS) |
4 |
5516 |
1379 |
American Chemical Society (ACS) |
3 |
9683 |
3228 |
AIP Publishing |
2 |
7363 |
3681 |
Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
2 |
2576 |
1288 |
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
2 |
3493 |
1747 |
MIT Press - Journals |
2 |
2825 |
1413 |
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
2 |
5007 |
2504 |
S. Karger AG |
2 |
4190 |
2095 |
SAGE Publications |
2 |
2234 |
1117 |
Termedia Sp. z.o.o. |
2 |
400 |
200 |
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
1 |
2018 |
2018 |
American Geophysical Union (AGU) |
1 |
1547 |
1547 |
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) |
1 |
1852 |
1852 |
Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
1 |
1637 |
1637 |
California Digital Library (CDL) |
1 |
147 |
147 |
Center for Transportation Studies |
1 |
987 |
987 |
Geological Society of America |
1 |
1714 |
1714 |
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) |
1 |
1904 |
1904 |
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) |
1 |
451 |
451 |
JMIR Publications Inc. |
1 |
1956 |
1956 |
Optical Society of America (OSA) |
1 |
2183 |
2183 |
PeerJ |
1 |
1362 |
1362 |
Pensoft Publishers |
1 |
1190 |
1190 |
Schweizerbart |
1 |
854 |
854 |
The Royal Society |
1 |
1285 |
1285 |
University of Uludag |
1 |
1785 |
1785 |
Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
1 |
595 |
595 |
Overview
With the recent contribution included, the overall APC data for Frankfurt now looks as follows:
Fees paid per publisher (in EURO)

Average costs per year (in EURO)

Average costs per publisher (in EURO)
