The Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) has updated its APC expenditures, the latest contribution provides data for the 2018 period.
The IGB Library manages the institution’s APC expenditures and the IGB publishing fund established in 2018.
Contact Person is Cliff Buschhart.
Cost data
The new dataset covers publication fees for 17 articles. Total expenditure amounts to 20 162€ and the average fee is 1 186€.
The following table shows the payments the IGB Library has made to publishers in 2018.
| Articles | Fees paid in EURO | Mean Fee paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springer Nature | 6 | 7644 | 1274 |
| Frontiers Media SA | 3 | 3925 | 1308 |
| Public Library of Science (PLoS) | 3 | 3039 | 1013 |
| MDPI AG | 2 | 1735 | 868 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | 1 | 485 | 485 |
| Copernicus GmbH | 1 | 1294 | 1294 |
| The Royal Society | 1 | 2040 | 2040 |
Overview
With the recent contribution included, the overall APC data for the IGB now looks as follows:
Fees paid per publisher (in EURO)
Average costs per year (in EURO)
Average costs per publisher (in EURO)
