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<div class="">Highlights of a recent brief research analysis that may be of interest:</div>
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<div class=""><b class="">71% of journals listed in DOAJ DO NOT charge APCs*</b>. DOAJ staff have verified the vast majority of these journals, so I think we can be quite confident of this number</div>
<div class="">28% of journals listed in DOAJ do have APCs; a few have no information on this point</div>
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<div class="">Of the journals listed with APCs, there are 37 different currencies listed. However, a few dominate, particularly USD which accounts for nearly half of the total; USD, EUR and GBP account for 80% of the total.</div>
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<div class="">The average and range of APC by currency are listed in the blogpost. The most remarkable finding is a very wide range of pricing by currency. This tends to support the conclusion of our 2014 study of a volatile market for APCs. </div>
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<div class="">Strengths of DOAJ with respect to the APC question: identifying which journals charge and which do not; URL for further information. One limitation of DOAJ data is that it necessarily simplifies a variety of complex models. Many journals with
APCs do not charge a flat per-article rate. Another is that it is not clear when and/or how often this data is updated. If accurate information on the amount of an APC is needed, I recommend following the URL for further information on this point. </div>
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<div class="">Details (method, results, limitations) are posted on the Sustaining the Knowledge Commons blog:</div>
<div class=""><a href="https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2018/02/06/doaj-apc-information-as-of-jan-31-2018/" class="">https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2018/02/06/doaj-apc-information-as-of-jan-31-2018/</a></div>
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<div class="">* Emphasis added as OA and APC are often conflated, to avoid adding to the problem.</div>
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<div class="">As an example of open research it might be worth noting that by publishing as soon as the analysis was complete on my blog rather than retaining the knowledge for peer-reviewed, I am able to share this information within 6 calendar days of release
of the data that is being analyzed. If I or others find errors later on, the blogpost will be updated, noting the correction and retaining the original information in case anyone has cited on relied on it. </div>
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<div class="">Disclaimer: my study of APCs does not imply endorsement of the method. </div>
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<div class="">best,</div>
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Dr. Heather Morrison<br class="">
Associate Professor | Professeure agrégé<br class="">
École des sciences de l'information / School of Information Studies<br class="">
University of Ottawa<br class="">
<a href="http://www.sis.uottawa.ca/faculty/hmorrison.html" class="">http://www.sis.uottawa.ca/faculty/hmorrison.html</a><br class="">
Sustaining the Knowledge Commons http://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/<br class="">
Heather.Morrison@uottawa.ca<br class="">
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