The Forschungszentrum Jülich collects publication cost data from German institutions as part of the DFG programme “Open Access Publication Funding”.
When reporting their publication costs, the University of Applied Sciences Mainz had agreed to share the data with OpenAPC as well. This data has now been transferred and integrated.
Cost data
The new data covers APCs for 1 articles (unrelated to any agreement). Total APC expenditure amounts to 2,017€ and the average fee is 2,017€.
The following table provides an overview.
| Articles | Fees paid in EURO | Mean Fee paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springer Nature | 1 | 2017 | 2017 |
Overview
With the recent contribution included, the overall APC data for the University of Applied Sciences Mainz now looks as follows:
Fees paid per publisher (in EURO)

Average costs per year (in EURO)

Average costs per publisher (in EURO)
