Duisburg-Essen University Library has updated its spreadsheet for 2014. The library is in charge of the central publication fund at University Duisburg-Essen, which is supported by the DFG under its Open-Access Publishing Programme.

The Library Wissenschaftspark Albert Einstein has joined openapc.github.io and is sharing its expenditures for Open Access publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Bamberg University Library is in charge of the central open access fund of the University of Bamberg. The fund covers article processing charges that arise from publishing in peer reviewed Open Access journals.

Leipzig University Library finances the publication of research findings in Open Access journals through its publication fund. The fund is supported by the DFG under its Open-Access Publishing Programme.

In June 2014, universities and research institutions in Germany have started to explore how reporting on fee-based Open Access publishing can be made more transparent and reproducible across institutions. For the purpose of interoperation with international activities and projects, the initial repository on fees paid by German Universities and Research Institutions has now been moved to https://github.com/OpenAPC/