University Library of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München releases expenditures for Springer journal articles in 2015


The University Library of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München provides institutional funding for Open Access publications.

Contact person is Andrea Dorner

Cost data

The recent contribution covers publication fees for 51 articles published in Springer journals by LMU Munich researchers, which the University Library covered in 2015. Total expenditure amounts to 81 036€ and the average fee is 1 589€.

The following table shows the distribution over Springer journal titles in 2015.

  Articles Fees paid in EURO Average Fee paid
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 1 1661 1661
BMC Bioinformatics 2 3322 1661
BMC Cancer 4 6445 1611
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2 3322 1661
BMC Genetics 1 1595 1595
BMC Genomics 1 1661 1661
BMC Medical Education 3 4917 1639
BMC Medical Research Methodology 1 1661 1661
BMC Molecular Biology 1 1595 1595
BMC Neurology 2 3256 1628
BMC Neuroscience 1 1595 1595
BMC Plant Biology 1 1595 1595
BMC Psychiatry 1 1595 1595
BMC Public Health 1 1661 1661
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2 3256 1628
BMC Research Notes 1 904 904
BMC Veterinary Research 3 4708 1569
Epigenetics & Chromatin 1 1899 1899
Health Economics Review 1 800 800
Irish Veterinary Journal 1 1409 1409
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 1 1495 1495
Journal of Hematology & Oncology 1 2004 2004
Journal of Neuroinflammation 2 3503 1752
Journal of Ovarian Research 1 1409 1409
Lipids in Health and Disease 1 1661 1661
Malaria Journal 1 1542 1542
Mobile DNA 1 1828 1828
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2 3660 1830
Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 1 1352 1352
Radiation Oncology 3 4805 1602
The Journal of Headache and Pain 3 4070 1357
Trials 2 3256 1628
Virology Journal 1 1595 1595

Alltogether, the data from LMU Munich now covers publication fees for 365 articles with a total amount of 463 491€ and an average fee of 1 270€.

Average costs per year (in EURO)

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