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Publication Fees in Open Access Publishing: Sources of Funding and Factors Influencing Choice of Journal

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posted on 2013-09-15, 00:39 authored by David SolomonDavid Solomon, Bo‐Christer Björk

Open access (OA) journals distribute their content at no charge and use other
means of funding the publication process. Publication fees or article processing
charges (APC)s have become the predominant means for funding professional
OA publishing. We surveyed 1,038 authors who recently published articles in 74
OA journals that charge APCs stratified into seven discipline categories. Authors
were asked about the source of funding for the APC, factors influencing their
choice of a journal and past history publishing in OA and subscription journals.
Additional information about the journal and the authors’ country were obtained
from the journal website. A total of 429 (41%) authors from 69 journals
completed the survey. There were large differences in the source of funding
among disciplines. Journals with impact factors charged higher APCs as did
journals from disciplines where grant funding is plentiful. Fit, quality, and speed
of publication where the most important factors in the authors’ choice of a
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journal. Open access was less important but a significant factor for many
authors in their choice of a journal to publish. These findings are consistent with
other research on OA publishing and suggest OA publishing funded through
APCs is likely to continue to grow.

 

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