Exploring the relationship between journal indexing and article processing charges of journals published by MDPI, the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Q2 Social Sciences

European Science Editing Pub Date : 2020-12-24 DOI:10.3897/ese.2020.e54523

H. Okagbue, J. A. Teixeira da Silva, T. Anake

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Abstract

The Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) is a prominent open access (OA) publisher that uses article processing charges (APCs) as its business model. Our objective was to determine the association between the APCs levied by MDPI journals and 1) their inclusion in Scopus and Web of Science databases or 2) their stature, as represented by their CiteScore (Elsevier’s Scopus) and Impact Factor (awarded by Clarivate Analytics). Among the 227 journals published by MDPI, 51 had both IF and CiteScore; 107, only a CiteScore; and 84, neither IF nor CiteScore. The charges levied by the journals varied widely, from 0 to CHF 2000 (Swiss francs), the most frequent figure (159 journals) being CHF 1000, or about €930. The amount of APCs was found to be correlated to IF (R² = 0.64; p <0.001; 107 journals) and also to CiteScore (R² = 0.619; p <0.001; 53 journals). The charges levied by journals that had both IF and CiteScore were significantly higher than those charged by journals with neither IF nor CiteScore (p <0.05). The charges were also correlated to the age of the journal: the more recently launched journals charged less than the older journals did.

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探讨多学科数字出版研究所MDPI出版的期刊标引与论文处理费的关系

多学科数字出版研究所(MDPI)是一家著名的开放获取(OA)出版商，以文章处理收费(apc)作为其商业模式。我们的目标是确定MDPI期刊征收的apc与1)纳入Scopus和Web of Science数据库或2)其地位(由其CiteScore(爱思唯尔的Scopus)和影响因子(由Clarivate Analytics授予)所代表)之间的关系。在MDPI发表的227种期刊中，51种期刊同时具有IF和CiteScore;107，只有一个CiteScore;84，既不是IF也不是CiteScore。期刊收取的费用差别很大，从0到2000瑞士法郎不等，最常见的数字(159家期刊)是1000瑞士法郎，或约930欧元。apc的数量与IF相关(R²= 0.64;p < 0.001;107种期刊)和CiteScore (R²= 0.619;p < 0.001;53期刊)。同时具有IF和CiteScore的期刊收费显著高于不具有IF和CiteScore的期刊收费(p <0.05)。收费也与期刊的出版年限有关:较新出版的期刊收费低于较老的期刊。

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European Science Editing Social Sciences-Communication

CiteScore

1.90

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审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： EASE"s journal, European Science Editing , publishes articles, reports meetings, announces new developments and forthcoming events, reviews books, software and online resources, and highlights publications of interest to members.