Results for SCIEDU Press:
- 2015 APCs for journals sampled in 2014 show no change
- average APC in 2015 ($272 USD) is the same as 2014 ($275 USD)
- average APC from Solomon & Björk 2010: $200 USD (all sampled this price)
- increase in average APC 2010 – 2015: 38% or $75 USD (note it is important to consider amount and not just percentage in understanding increases)
- 12 Sciedu journals are listed in DOAJ. Of these, 11 are listed on the publisher website
- 18 OA journals listed on the Sciedu website with APCs are not listed in DOAJ (title list follows)
- Sciedu is one of the few publishers that does not mention any variations in APCs (e.g. discounts, extra charges, differential fees based on article type)
- Data will be released with the main spreadsheet (in progress)
- Thanks to Lisa Desautels for assistance with data gathering
- Please note that our investigation is limited to article processing charges
- This post is part of the OA article processing charges project
Sciedu APC journals not listed in DOAJ
| Artificial Intelligence Research |
| Business and Management Research |
| Case Reports in Clinical Pathology |
| Case Reports in Internal Medicine |
| Case Studies in Surgery |
| English Linguistics Research |
| International Journal of Diagnostic Imaging |
| International Journal of English Language Teaching |
| International Journal of Healthcare |
| Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics |
| Journal of Biomedical Graphics and Computing |
| Journal of Business Administration Research |
| Journal of Curriculum and Teaching |
| Journal of Epidemiological Research |
| Management and Organizational Studies |
| Studies in Asian Social Science |
| World Journal of English Language |
| World Journal of Social Science |
Cite as:
Morrison, H. (2015). SCIEDU Press OA APCs. Sustaining the Knowledge Commons / Soutenir Les Savoirs Communs. Retrieved from https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2015/07/03/sciedu-press-oa-apcs/