The Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) has reported its APC expenditures for BMC journals in 2016.
MPDL provides institutional funding for Open Access publications for researchers affiliated with the Max Planck Society. MPDL makes use of central agreements with Open Access publishers.
Please note that article processing charges funded locally by Max Planck Institutes are not part of this data set. The Max Planck Society has a limited input tax reduction. The refund of input VAT for APC is 20%.
Cost data
The new dataset covers publication fees for 51 articles published by MPG researchers in BMC journals. Total expenditure amounts to 80 511€ and the average fee is 1 579€.
| Articles | Fees paid in EURO | Mean Fee paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMC Genomics | 5 | 8041 | 1608 |
| BMC Evolutionary Biology | 4 | 6433 | 1608 |
| Biotechnology for Biofuels | 3 | 5516 | 1839 |
| BMC Bioinformatics | 2 | 3216 | 1608 |
| BMC Plant Biology | 2 | 3216 | 1608 |
| BMC Research Notes | 2 | 1843 | 922 |
| BMC Systems Biology | 2 | 3216 | 1608 |
| Frontiers in Zoology | 2 | 3548 | 1774 |
| Genome Biology | 2 | 4461 | 2230 |
| Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders | 2 | 3677 | 1839 |
| Plant Methods | 2 | 3355 | 1677 |
| Animal Biotelemetry | 1 | 1839 | 1839 |
| Biology of Sex Differences | 1 | 1696 | 1696 |
| BMC Biochemistry | 1 | 1608 | 1608 |
| BMC Ecology | 1 | 1608 | 1608 |
| BMC Infectious Diseases | 1 | 1608 | 1608 |
| BMC Medical Genetics | 1 | 1608 | 1608 |
| BMC Microbiology | 1 | 1608 | 1608 |
| BMC Neuroscience | 1 | 1608 | 1608 |
| BMC Psychiatry | 1 | 1608 | 1608 |
| Carbon Balance and Management | 1 | 922 | 922 |
| Genome Medicine | 1 | 2092 | 2092 |
| Heritage Science | 1 | 857 | 857 |
| Journal of Big Data | 1 | 866 | 866 |
| Journal of Cheminformatics | 1 | 1419 | 1419 |
| Journal of Mathematics in Industry | 1 | 1014 | 1014 |
| Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity | 1 | 599 | 599 |
| Mobile DNA | 1 | 1608 | 1608 |
| Molecular Brain | 1 | 1640 | 1640 |
| Molecular Neurodegeneration | 1 | 1779 | 1779 |
| Movement Ecology | 1 | 1608 | 1608 |
| Parasites & Vectors | 1 | 1498 | 1498 |
| Population Health Metrics | 1 | 1456 | 1456 |
| Retrovirology | 1 | 1839 | 1839 |
Overview
With the recent contribution included, the overall APC data for the MPG now looks as follows:
Fees paid per publisher (in EURO)
Average costs per year (in EURO)
Average costs per publisher (in EURO)
