Freie Universität Berlin reports reports 2018 to 2020 BPC expenditures


The Freie Universität Berlin has provided BPC expenditures for the 2018 to 2020 period.

The data originates from a dedicated fund operated by University Library of Freie Universität Berlin, which supports the publication of open-access monographs and edited volumes.

Contact person is Birgit Schlegel.

Cost data

The new data set covers publication fees for 11 books. Total expenditure amounts to 66 288€ and the average fee is 6 026€.

The following tables and plots provide an overview of the BPC payments the FU Library has made to book publishers from 2018 to 2020.

  Books Fees paid in EURO Mean Fee paid
transcript Verlag 5 24318 4864
Springer International Publishing 3 25030 8343
Archaeopress Publishing Ltd 1 1473 1473
Carl Grossmann 1 8778 8778
Edinburgh University Press 1 6690 6690

Fees paid per publisher (in EURO)

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Average costs per year (in EURO)

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Average costs per publisher (in EURO)

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