期刊
LEARNED PUBLISHING
卷 34, 期 2, 页码 137-143出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/leap.1334
关键词
article processing charge; BMC; Hindawi; open access
资金
- JSPS KAKENHI [20K01663]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [20K01663] Funding Source: KAKEN
This study examined the changes in APCs for 231 open access journals independently launched by two large publishers, BMC and Hindawi. While most BMC journals raised their charges, about half of Hindawi journals had lower charges in 2020 compared to 2018. The study found that BMC increased APCs for journals with higher citation scores, while Hindawi did not consider citation scores in revising charges.
While open access journals provide readers with articles at no charge, there is growing concern about increasing article processing charges (APCs) that authors or research institutes pay to publish their work. This study examines the determinants of APC changes for 231 open access journals independently launched by two large publishers, namely, BMC (formerly BioMed Central) and Hindawi. The results indicate that most BMC journals raised their APCs between 2018 and 2020, while the charges for about half of Hindawi journals were lower in 2020 than in 2018. This study reveals that BMC raised the APCs for journals with higher citation scores, while Hindawi did not consider citation score as a factor in revising charges. Assuming that authors are insensitive to APCs when selecting a journal to submit their articles but are more likely to submit to a highly cited journal, BMC's strategy may increase the economic burden on authors and research institutes funding the publication.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据