During the four-year period (2020-2023), Unimore’s total spending on APCs (article processing charges) increased, reflecting the direct costs of providing open access to individual articles. The amount paid per APC also rose. Additionally, the costs of contracts with publishers increased
OA | Read & Publish agreements
Read & Publish (or transformative) agreements bundle together the costs for accessing the content of a publisher and the costs for the open access publication of a certain number of articles by researchers from the participating institution. Are they the
2015-2019 | APC @Unimore report
How much did Unimore spend on open access for scientific publications of its researchers from 2015 to 2019? Towards which publishers? How has the expenditure changed over the years? APCs710 thousand euros The total expenditure for scientific publications over the
2021 | APC and R&P @Unimore report
The costs of subscriptions to scientific journals have consistently increased over the years, despite the advent of the Internet. At the same time, the high demand for publishing in open access has led to an increase in open access publications,
The University Library System of Unimore coordinates the CODAU group on publication costs
The objective of the group is to define a standard system for cost registration.