More transparency is required for article processing charges

IF 2.3 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-07-31 DOI:10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103107

Graham Kendall

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Abstract

In this column, I argue for more transparency for APC (Article Processing Charges) payments, proposing that publishers supply this information on the article itself, as well as making it available in the metadata. In the same way that funders insist that any research articles arising from the research they fund is OA (Open Access), I propose that research funders should also make it a condition on publishers to be more open and transparent about the APC revenue that they receive for a given article.

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物品加工费需要更加透明

在本专栏中，我主张提高APC（文章处理费）支付的透明度，建议出版商提供文章本身的这些信息，并使其在元数据中可用。就像资助者坚持他们资助的研究中产生的任何研究文章都是OA（开放获取）一样，我建议研究资助者也应该把出版商作为一个条件，让他们对一篇给定文章的APC收入更加开放和透明。

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来源期刊

Journal of Academic Librarianship INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

15.40%

发文量

120

审稿时长

29 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Academic Librarianship, an international and refereed journal, publishes articles that focus on problems and issues germane to college and university libraries. JAL provides a forum for authors to present research findings and, where applicable, their practical applications and significance; analyze policies, practices, issues, and trends; speculate about the future of academic librarianship; present analytical bibliographic essays and philosophical treatises. JAL also brings to the attention of its readers information about hundreds of new and recently published books in library and information science, management, scholarly communication, and higher education. JAL, in addition, covers management and discipline-based software and information policy developments.