The Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) has updated its APC expenditures, the latest contribution provides data for the 2020 period and some more articles for 2019.
The IGB Library manages the institution’s APC expenditures and the IGB publishing fund established in 2018.
Contact Person is Dr. Thomas Gerdes.
Cost data
The new data set covers publication fees for 21 articles. Total expenditure amounts to 25,719€ and the average fee is 1,225€.
The following table provides an overview:
| Articles | Fees paid in EURO | Mean Fee paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDPI AG | 7 | 6272 | 896 |
| Copernicus GmbH | 5 | 5886 | 1177 |
| Springer Nature | 5 | 7548 | 1510 |
| Wiley-Blackwell | 2 | 2580 | 1290 |
| Frontiers Media SA | 1 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Oxford University Press (OUP) | 1 | 1457 | 1457 |
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)
