17 Jul 2015
Göttingen State and University Library has released data on publication fees paid in 2014.
The library supports the publication of research findings in Open Access journals through its publication fund. The fund participates in the DFG Open-Access Publishing Programme.
Contact persons are Daniel Beucke and Sabine Witt.
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The dataset covers publication fees for 313 articles, which has been funded since 2013. Total expenditure amounts to 409 930€ and the average fee is 1 310€.
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30 Jun 2015
The University of Kassel has joined openapc.github.io and is sharing its expenditures for publications in Open Access journals. The University Library is in charge of the Open Access Publication Funds of the university, which is receiving support by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) under its Open-Access Publishing Programme.
Contact person is Dr. Tobias Pohlmann pohlmann@bibliothek.uni-kassel.de.
Cost data
The data set covers publication fees for 23 Open Access journal articles. Total expenditure was 22 886€ and the average fee paid 995€.
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19 Jun 2015
Justus Liebig University Giessen supports the publication of research findings in Open Access journals through its OA Publication Fund. The fund has been financially supported by the DFG Open-Access Publishing Programme since 2011.
Contact person is Florian Ruckelshausen openaccess@bibsys.uni-giessen.de.
Cost data
The data set covers publication fees for 243 Open Access journal articles. Total expenditure is 326 082€ and the average fee paid 1 342€.
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