Journal subscription costs - FOIs to UK universities

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posted on 2014-10-29, 16:24 authored by Stuart LawsonStuart Lawson, Ben MeghreblianBen Meghreblian, Michelle BrookMichelle Brook

This dataset contains the amount of money paid by UK higher education institutions to seven major publishers (Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Taylor & Francis, Sage, Oxford University Press, and Cambridge University Press) for academic journals from 2010-14. The data was obtained by sending FOI requests to each institution through the website whatdotheyknow.com

These are seven of the largest academic publishers but do not represent the total spend of these institutions on academic journals.

UPDATE 08/10/2014: Added figures for 13 more institutions.

UPDATE 22/10/2014: Added figures for subscriptions to Elsevier journals. Also includes additional figures for other publishers for 16 institutions.

UPDATE 24/10/2014: Added figures for subscriptions to Elsevier journals for 13 more institutions.

UPDATE 27/10/2014: Added figures for subscriptions to Elsevier journals for 5 more institutions.