Determinants of article processing charges for hybrid and gold open access journals

IF 2.1 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Information Discovery and Delivery Pub Date : 2022-08-23 DOI:10.1108/idd-09-2021-0098

S. Asai

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Abstract

Purpose While the number of hybrid journals has increased with the conversion from subscription journals, article processing charges (APCs) have not been examined as frequently as gold open access journals. This study compared the factors affecting APCs for hybrid and gold open access journals by formulating a charge equation. Design/methodology/approach This study examined the APCs for 1,354 hybrid and gold open access journals in the Springer imprint. Using the ordinary least squares method, it investigated the determinants of charges, including the relationship between subscription prices and APCs for hybrid journals. Findings The results revealed that the charges set by hybrid journals were higher than those set by gold open access journals by US$1,620, after controlling for other variables. A reason could be the oligopolistic market structure of the leading publishers. Although the publisher imprint set the APCs based on the journal characteristics, the difference in the determinants of the charges between the two journal types may be due to the business models specific to the journal types. Research limitations/implications The findings suggested that policymakers must consider the market power of leading publishers to establish a healthy scholarly communication market. Originality/value This study examined the relationship between subscription prices and charges for hybrid journals as well as the determinants of charges for both journal types, considering various characteristics of individual journals.

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混合和黄金开放获取期刊文章处理费用的决定因素

目的尽管混合期刊的数量随着订阅期刊的转变而增加，但文章处理费（APC）的检查频率不如黄金开放获取期刊。本研究通过建立电荷方程，比较了影响混合型和黄金开放获取期刊APC的因素。设计/方法/方法本研究检查了施普林格出版社1354种混合和黄金开放获取期刊的APC。使用普通最小二乘法，研究了收费的决定因素，包括订阅价格与混合期刊APC之间的关系。结果显示，在控制了其他变量后，混合期刊的收费比黄金开放获取期刊高出1620美元。一个原因可能是主要出版商的寡头垄断市场结构。尽管出版商根据期刊特征设置APC，但两种期刊类型之间收费决定因素的差异可能是由于特定于期刊类型的商业模式造成的。研究局限性/含义研究结果表明，决策者必须考虑领先出版商的市场力量，以建立一个健康的学术传播市场。原创性/价值本研究考察了混合期刊的订阅价格和收费之间的关系，以及两种期刊类型收费的决定因素，同时考虑了单个期刊的各种特征。

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Information Discovery and Delivery INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

4.80%

发文量

期刊介绍： Information Discovery and Delivery covers information discovery and access for digital information researchers. This includes educators, knowledge professionals in education and cultural organisations, knowledge managers in media, health care and government, as well as librarians. The journal publishes research and practice which explores the digital information supply chain ie transport, flows, tracking, exchange and sharing, including within and between libraries. It is also interested in digital information capture, packaging and storage by ‘collectors’ of all kinds. Information is widely defined, including but not limited to: Records, Documents, Learning objects, Visual and sound files, Data and metadata and , User-generated content.