Funding APCs from the research funder’s seat
Findings from the EC FP7 Post-Grant Open Access Pilot
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12623382 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pablo De Castro (0000-0001-6300-1033, University of Strathclyde, corresponding author), Gwen Franck (0000-0002-9719-0570, Instituto Profesional de Ciencias de la Computación) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | El Profesional de la Informacion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1386-6710 • E-ISSN: 1699-2407 |
| Publisher | Ediciones Profesionales de la Informacion SL (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3145/epi.2019.jul.13 |
| OpenAlex | W2964648101 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Some way already into the transition towards a fully Open Access scholarly communications landscape, it is useful to take a look at the findings arising from a pioneering pilot initiative launched by the European Commission to fund Article Processing Charges (APCs) associated to publications stemming from finished European FP7 projects. The article describes the methodology and results for the initiative. It also argues that beyond the flavour of the specific Open Access policy chosen by specific countries, this kind of supranational APC funding initiative could become a key element -alongside instruments like national-level offsetting agreements-to ensure a level playing field for researchers. It's finally argued that the no-hybrid policy applied in the implementation of this APC funding initiative is a suitable mechanism to contain the costs and prevent further publishing market concentration. Detailed results are provided for the close to 3-year funding exercise, showing for instance the widespread uptake across EU countries albeit with significant differences across regions. Funded publishers and journal titles are analysed, together with the evolution of the average APC fee. A summary of lessons learnt is offered at the end of the paper, both for institutions and funders
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |