A Survey of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics Faculty Regarding Author Fees in Open Access Journals

Cusker, Jeremy; Rauh, Anne

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“…In their survey of authors who had published in OA journals that charged APCs, Solomon and Björk (2012b) found that, although significant, OA was a less important factor than the fit of the manuscript within the subject area of the journal, scientific quality of the journal and speed of review and publication. Cusker and Rauh (2014) surveyed the physical sciences, engineering and mathematics faculty at two American research universities. The results indicated that most respondents had not decided against publishing in an OA journal due to APCs.…”

Section: Authors' Views and Behaviour Regarding Apcsmentioning

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Article processing charges for open access journal publishing: A review

Borrego

2023

Learned Publishing

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Some open access (OA) publishers charge authors fees to make their articles freely available online. This paper reviews literature on article processing charges (APCs) that has been published since 2000. Despite praise for diamond OA journals, which charge no fees, most OA articles are published by commercial publishers that charge APCs. Publishers fix APCs depending on the reputation assigned to journals by peers. Evidence shows a relationship between high impact metrics and higher, faster rising APCs.Authors express reluctance about APCs, although this varies by discipline depending on previous experience of paying publication fees and the availability of research grants to cover them. Authors rely on a mix of research grants, library funds and personal assets to pay the charges. Two major concerns have been raised in relation to APCs: the inability of poorly funded authors to publish research and their impact on journal quality. Waivers have not solved the first issue. Research shows little extension of waiver use, unintended side effects on co-author networks and concerns regarding criteria to qualify for them. Bibliometric studies concur that journals that charge APCs have a similar citation impact to journals that rely on other income sources.

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Section: Authors' Views and Behaviour Regarding Apcsmentioning

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Article processing charges for open access journal publishing: A review

Borrego

2023

Learned Publishing

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Understanding and Mitigating the Menace of Predatory Journals: Perspectives of University Teachers in Bangladesh

Habiba,

Ahmed

2024

J Acad Ethics

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Discovering Open Access Engineering Journals

Bierman¹

2019

ISTL

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This study examines the indexing of open access journals in the engineering disciplines. The sample used in this study was generated from a title listing pulled from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) in late 2013. Indexing data from four prominent commercial databases in the discipline, Compendex, Web of Science, Inspec, and Scopus, were gathered in late 2017. The four-year interval was a critical component to the methodology, in that it provided sufficient time for these open journals to establish themselves in the research marketplace and earn the attention of leading indexers. The study found that while no single database provided excellent coverage of the open access content, in aggregate, the four databases indexed journals currently listed by the DOAJ reasonably well. The study also found that the four commercial databases indexed current DOAJ content at a much higher rate than content that was no longer listed in the DOAJ.

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A Survey of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics Faculty Regarding Author Fees in Open Access Journals

Cited by 4 publications

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Article processing charges for open access journal publishing: A review

Article processing charges for open access journal publishing: A review

Understanding and Mitigating the Menace of Predatory Journals: Perspectives of University Teachers in Bangladesh

Discovering Open Access Engineering Journals

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