The Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) has reported its 2016 expenditures for PLoS, Frontiers, SPIE, eLife and Copernicus journals.
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 201 articles published by MPG researchers in the aforementioned journals. Total expenditure amounts to 334 463€ and the average fee is 1 664€.
| Articles | Fees paid in EURO | Mean Fee paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLOS ONE | 66 | 99863 | 1513 |
| Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | 20 | 41679 | 2084 |
| Frontiers in Psychology | 15 | 22412 | 1494 |
| Frontiers in Human Neuroscience | 8 | 13271 | 1659 |
| Frontiers in Microbiology | 7 | 9216 | 1317 |
| PLOS Computational Biology | 7 | 16650 | 2379 |
| eLife | 7 | 17911 | 2559 |
| Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience | 6 | 8404 | 1401 |
| Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience | 5 | 6636 | 1327 |
| Frontiers in Plant Science | 5 | 7741 | 1548 |
| PLOS Genetics | 5 | 11806 | 2361 |
| Atmospheric Measurement Techniques | 5 | 8001 | 1600 |
| Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | 4 | 6267 | 1567 |
| PLOS Biology | 4 | 11975 | 2994 |
| Frontiers in Immunology | 3 | 3686 | 1229 |
| Frontiers in Neural Circuits | 3 | 5530 | 1843 |
| Biogeosciences | 3 | 3404 | 1135 |
| Geoscientific Model Development | 3 | 5875 | 1958 |
| Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems | 3 | 2676 | 892 |
| Frontiers in Neuroscience | 2 | 2212 | 1106 |
| Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience | 1 | 1843 | 1843 |
| Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology | 1 | 1106 | 1106 |
| Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology | 1 | 1106 | 1106 |
| Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience | 1 | 1843 | 1843 |
| Frontiers in Earth Science | 1 | 1106 | 1106 |
| Frontiers in Endocrinology | 1 | 1843 | 1843 |
| Frontiers in Genetics | 1 | 1843 | 1843 |
| Frontiers in Materials | 1 | 1106 | 1106 |
| Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience | 1 | 1843 | 1843 |
| Frontiers in Neuroanatomy | 1 | 1475 | 1475 |
| Frontiers in Neurology | 1 | 662 | 662 |
| Frontiers in Physiology | 1 | 1106 | 1106 |
| Frontiers in Robotics and AI | 1 | 1843 | 1843 |
| Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience | 1 | 662 | 662 |
| PLOS Pathogens | 1 | 2394 | 2394 |
| Climate of the Past | 1 | 2903 | 2903 |
| Earth System Dynamics | 1 | 979 | 979 |
| Hydrology and Earth System Sciences | 1 | 1555 | 1555 |
| Journal of Electronic Imaging | 1 | 993 | 993 |
| Optical Engineering | 1 | 1034 | 1034 |
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)
