De Gruyter

De Gruyter and Sciendo Open Access journals expanding in 2019

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by Hamid Pashaei and Heather Morrison

Abstract
De Gruyter is a well-known traditional academic publisher with 270 years of experience. We first noted the dramatic expansion of De Gruyter into open access publishing in 2016 (French: Dumais-DesRosiers, M. & Brutus, W. (2016); English: Morrison (2016). In 2014, there were no De Gruyter titles listed in DOAJ; by the end of 2015, De Gruyter was the third largest publisher in DOAJ. In 2019, De Gruyter’s expansion into open access is even more remarkable, primarily through De Gruyter’s new imprint Sciendo, which has added more than 300 OA journals in 2019. The majority of De Gruyter / Sciendo journals (57%) do not charge APCs. In many cases we were not able to ascertain whether or not there is a fee.

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Both De Gruyter and Sciendo publish journals through either Open Access or Paid access model.

The analysis of Open Access journals for these two publishers reveal that especially Sciendo is expanding its number of open access journals significantly, as almost 300 new journals were added to their database in 2019 alone.

Out of the new journals, 33 titles were published for the first time in 2019.

A deeper glance into the list of Sciendo journals shows that most of them are published through collaboration with different universities and academic societies and institutions in Europe.

There is not a clear pattern for pricing model of open access journals for authors by Sciendo. About 57 percent of the open access journals published by Sciendo are free of charge to publish in for authors, while almost 14 percent charge processing fees to publish articles. We were unable to find information regarding the rest of the journals.

For the open access journals with article processing charge (APC) model, the range of processing fees was approximately 50 Euros to 1000 Euros, depending on the journals in which the authors want to publish their articles (To write this blog post, we converted the cost from local currencies to Euros).

On the other, there were less changes in De Gruyter open access journals, though we found 21 new journals in the list of their journals comparing to the previous year. The data regarding their publishing model could be seen in the following chart.

For the journals with article processing charge model, the range was almost between 500 to 2000 Euros, with the average cost about 1000 Euros.

On a side note, there were some journals that were transferred between De Gruyter and Sciendo as the publisher, so it could be beneficial to authors and people who are interested in finding journals if De Gruyter was more clear in pointing out this on their website.

References
Dumais-DesRosiers, M. & Brutus, W. (2016). De Gruyter maintenant 3rd éditeur en importance sur le Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Sustaining the Knowledge Commons https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2016/04/27/de-gruyter-maintenant-3e-editeur-en-importance-sur-le-directory-of-open-access-journals-doaj/

Morrison, H. (2016). De Gruyter open (English). Translation of Dumais-DesRosiers, M. & Brutus, W. (2016) De Gruyter maintenant 3rd éditeur en importance sur le Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Sustaining the Knowledge Commons https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2016/04/27/de-gruyter-maintenant-3e-editeur-en-importance-sur-le-directory-of-open-access-journals-doaj/ Sustaining the Knowledge Commons
https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2016/04/27/de-gruyter-open-english/

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Pashaei, H., & Morrison, H. (2019). De Gruyter and Sciendo Open Access journals expanding in 2019. Sustaining the Knowledge Commons / Soutenir Les Savoirs Communs. Retrieved from https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2019/10/16/de-gruyter-and-sciendo-open-access-journals-expanding-in-2019/

 

De Gruyter Open (english)

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by Myriam Dumais-DesRosiers et Widlyne Brutus; translated by Heather Morrison

Abstract (français)

The commercial publisher De Gruyter, not even listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) in 2014, is now the 3rd largest publisher of open access scholarly journals in DOAJ. Two factors that can explain this large increase of the publisher: the first is the purchase of other open access publishers (for example, Versita and Berkeley Electronic Press), the second is partnerships that De Gruyter has undertaken with a number of societies and universities, primarily in Eastern Europe.

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The commercial publisher De Gruyter, that as of 2014 was not included in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), was, in November 2015, the 3rd largest publisher of open access journals in DOAJ by number of journals(https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2015/10/22/top-10-publishers-in-doaj-by-number-of-titles-2014-to-2015/). One reason for this large increase is the purchase of other open access publishers (for example, Versita and Berkeley Electronic Press), another is partnerships that De Gruyter has undertaken with a number of societies and universities, primarily in Eastern Europe. This sudden growth is not the only interesting aspect of this publishing house. Among the journals published by De Gruyter, only 2% charge article processing fees, the others preferring to assume the production costs themselves.

Tableau 1

Frais de publication De Gruyter

The journals that charge article processing fees are all commercial, without society / university partnerships. To put this another way, none of the journals produced in these partnerships charge APCs and all leave copyright in the hands of the authors. The division of types of partnerships is as follows:
• 16% commercial only
• 3% commercial / government
• 23% commercial / society
• 3% commercial / society / university
• 55% commercial / university

Tableau 2

Répartition selon le partenariat

 

In conclusion, one might say that De Gruyter, whose activities used to be very traditional, took a considerable turn towards open access to becomes the 3rd largest publisher in DOAJ, and this without charging article processing fees for the majority of authors or asking for copyright transfer. It remains to be seen whether this model will continue.

Cite as:

Dumais-DesRosiers, M., Brutus, W., & Morrison, H. (transl.). (2016). De Gruyter Open (english). Sustaining the Knowledge Commons / Soutenir Les Savoirs Communs. Retrieved from https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2016/04/27/de-gruyter-open-english/

De Gruyter maintenant 3e éditeur en importance sur le Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

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Co-écrit par Myriam Dumais-DesRosiers et Widlyne Brutus

 

Résumé (anglais)

La maison d’édition commerciale De Gruyter, bien qu’absente du Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) en 2014, est maintenant le 3e plus important éditeur de revues savantes en libre accès sur cette même plateforme. Deux raisons pourraient expliquer cette importante croissante de l’éditeur : la première consiste en l’achat de quelques maisons d’édition produisant du contenu en libre accès (par exemple, Versitas et Berkeley Electronic Press), la seconde est le partenariat qu’entretient De Gruyter avec de nombreuses sociétés et universités, majoritairement de l’Europe de l’Est.

Détails

La maison d’édition commerciale De Gruyter, qui jusqu’en 2014 n’était pas incluse dans le Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), était, en novembre 2015, le 3e plus important éditeur de revues savantes en libre accès sur DOAJ en nombre de revues (https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2015/10/22/top-10-publishers-in-doaj-by-number-of-titles-2014-to-2015/). Une des raisons expliquant cette progression est que De Gruyter a acquis quelques maisons d’édition publiant leur contenu en libre accès au cours des dernières années, par exemple Versitas et Berkeley Electronic Press. Cette ascension fulgurante n’est pas le seul aspect intéressant de cette maison d’édition. En effet, parmi les revues sous sa direction, seulement 2 % chargent des frais de publication, les autres préférant assumer eux-mêmes les coûts de production.

Tableau 1

Frais de publication De Gruyter

Les revues chargeant des frais de publication aux auteurs sont toutes de type commercial, sans partenariat.

Une autre raison expliquant la réussite de De Gruyter dans le domaine de la publication de revues savantes en libre accès est les multiples partenariats qu’elle entretient avec de nombreuses sociétés et universités, situées majoritairement en Europe de l’Est. Pour les revues en partenariat avec De Gruyter, aucun frais n’est exigé aux contributeurs et ceux-ci conservent leurs droits d’auteur. Ces partenariats sont répartis selon la division suivante :

  • 16 % sont uniquement de type commercial
  • 3 % sont de type commercial/gouvernemental
  • 23 % sont de type commercial/société
  • 3 % sont de type commercial/société/université
  • 55 % sont de type commercial/université

 

 Tableau 2

Répartition selon le partenariat

 

En conclusion, on constate que De Gruyter, dont les activités anciennement traditionnelles ont pris un virage considérable dans le domaine du libre accès pour devenir le 3e éditeur en importance sur le site de DOAJ, n’applique pas, pour la majorité de ses revues, un modèle d’imposition des frais aux auteurs. Ces revues ne facturent donc pas de frais de publication ni ne retiennent de droits d’auteur pour assumer les frais de production. Reste à voir si ce modèle va perdurer.

Citation:

Dumais-DesRosiers, M., & Brutus, W. (2016). De Gruyter maintenant 3e éditeur en importance sur le Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Sustaining the Knowledge Commons / Soutenir Les Savoirs Communs. Retrieved from https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2016/04/27/de-gruyter-maintenant-3e-editeur-en-importance-sur-le-directory-of-open-access-journals-doaj/