The Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) has reported its 2017 expenditures for articles published in Frontiers 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 82 articles published by MPG researchers with Frontiers. Total expenditure amounts to 117 919€ and the average fee is 1 438€.
| Articles | Fees paid in EURO | Mean Fee paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontiers in Psychology | 18 | 29566 | 1643 |
| Frontiers in Human Neuroscience | 15 | 22579 | 1505 |
| Frontiers in Microbiology | 10 | 16957 | 1696 |
| Frontiers in Physiology | 8 | 11359 | 1420 |
| Frontiers in Plant Science | 7 | 9366 | 1338 |
| Frontiers in Immunology | 3 | 2436 | 812 |
| Frontiers in Neuroscience | 3 | 4349 | 1450 |
| Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience | 2 | 3318 | 1659 |
| Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology | 2 | 1768 | 884 |
| Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience | 2 | 2212 | 1106 |
| Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | 2 | 2949 | 1475 |
| Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience | 2 | 1993 | 996 |
| Frontiers in Oncology | 2 | 2506 | 1253 |
| Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience | 1 | 1475 | 1475 |
| Frontiers in Genetics | 1 | 662 | 662 |
| Frontiers in Marine Science | 1 | 1106 | 1106 |
| Frontiers in Materials | 1 | 1106 | 1106 |
| Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences | 1 | 1106 | 1106 |
| Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience | 1 | 1106 | 1106 |
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)
