This report presents data from 73 academic libraries about their open access publication fee payment practices. The 53-page study enables its end users to answer questions such as: How much have libraries spent in the past year on publication fees for open access and hybrid journals for their institution’s authors? How much will they spend in the next year? What percentage of libraries pay such fees at all or have plans to? What share of these fees are paid by libraries and what share by other departments and entities of the college or university? Have academic libraries partnered with consortia or other libraries to negotiate these fees? How many articles did the pay for in the past year? How many do they plan to pay for in the next year?
Data in the report is broken out for R1 and R2 research universities, for doctoral level institutions and for those offering only BA/MA degrees. In addition the data is broken out for public and private colleges, and by enrollment and tuition levels, and other variables, including work title, age and gender of the survey participant.
Some of the report’s many findings are that:
- 35.3% of R1 research universities in the sample had a line item in their budgets for the payment of author processing fees for hybrid and open access journals
- 20.51% of public institutions sampled said that departments or entities other than the academic library at their college or university contributed to the payment of author processing fees.
- 5.88% of BA/MA granting colleges in the sample have partnered with other colleges or universities or consortia to negotiate the level of author processing fees with publishers of hybrid or open access journals.
Table of Contents
THE QUESTIONNAIRE
PARTICIPANTS LIST
- Characteristics of the Sample
SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
- Percentage of Libraries with a Line Item in the Budget for Author Publication Fees
- Library Spending in the Past Year on Author Publication Fees
- Planned Library Spending in the Next Year for Author Processing Fees
- Payment Breakdown Between Hybrid and Full Open Access Journals
- Support for Author Publication Fees from Sources Other than the Academic Library
- Percentage of Author Payment Support from Academic Libraries vs. Support from Other Academic Departments and Sources
- Percentage of Academic Libraries that have Negotiated Fee Levels with Publishers of Open Access or Hybrid Journals
- Academic Library Estimated Savings from Open Access Publication Fees
- Percentage of Libraries that Partner with Other Libraries or Consortia to Negotiate Author Publication Fees
- Number of Articles Partly or Fully Funded in the Past Year
- Number of Articles Expected to be Funded in the Next Year
List of Tables
Table 1.1 Does the library have a budget line item for author processing or other open access publication fees?
Table 1.2 Does the library have a budget line item for author processing or other open access publication fees? Broken out by work title of the survey respondent
Table 1.3 Does the library have a budget line item for author processing or other open access publication fees? Broken out by age of the survey respondent
Table 1.4 Does the library have a budget line item for author processing or other open access publication fees? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 1.5 Does the library have a budget line item for author processing or other open access publication fees? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 1.6 Does the library have a budget line item for author processing or other open access publication fees? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.7 Does the library have a budget line item for author processing or other open access publication fees? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.8 Does the library have a budget line item for author processing or other open access publication fees? Broken out by gender of the survey respondent
Table 2.1 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the past year?
Table 2.2 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the past year? Broken out by work title of the survey respondent
Table 2.3 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the past year? Broken out by age of the survey respondent
Table 2.4 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the past year? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 2.5 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the past year? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.6 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the past year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.7 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the past year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.8 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the past year? Broken out by gender of the survey respondent
Table 3.1 Approximately how much will the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the next year?
Table 3.2 Approximately how much will the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the next year? Broken out by work title of the survey respondent
Table 3.3 Approximately how much will the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the next year? Broken out by age of the survey respondent
Table 3.4 Approximately how much will the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the next year? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 3.5 Approximately how much will the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the next year? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.6 Approximately how much will the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the next year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.7 Approximately how much will the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the next year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.8 Approximately how much will the library spend (in US $) on author processing or other open access publication fees in the next year? Broken out by gender of the survey respondent
If the library pays author processing fees how are these payments broken down between fully open access journals and hybrid journals which may charge subscription fees but will make some articles open access for a fee. Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 4.1 Do other institutional entities at your university (not outside of your university and not the authors personally) such as academic departments, research or technology transfer offices, or other entities, also contribute to or pay outright author publication fees?
Table 4.2 Do other institutional entities at your university (not outside of your university and not the authors personally) such as academic departments, research or technology transfer offices, or other entities, also contribute to or pay outright author publication fees? Broken out by work title of the survey respondent
Table 4.3 Do other institutional entities at your university (not outside of your university and not the authors personally) such as academic departments, research or technology transfer offices, or other entities, also contribute to or pay outright author publication fees? Broken out by age of the survey respondent
Table 4.4 Do other institutional entities at your university (not outside of your university and not the authors personally) such as academic departments, research or technology transfer offices, or other entities, also contribute to or pay outright author publication fees? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.5 Do other institutional entities at your university (not outside of your university and not the authors personally) such as academic departments, research or technology transfer offices, or other entities, also contribute to or pay outright author publication fees? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 4.6 Do other institutional entities at your university (not outside of your university and not the authors personally) such as academic departments, research or technology transfer offices, or other entities, also contribute to or pay outright author publication fees? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.7 Do other institutional entities at your university (not outside of your university and not the authors personally) such as academic departments, research or technology transfer offices, or other entities, also contribute to or pay outright author publication fees? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.8 Do other institutional entities at your university (not outside of your university and not the authors personally) such as academic departments, research or technology transfer offices, or other entities, also contribute to or pay outright author publication fees? Broken out by gender of the survey respondent
Table 5 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the library and what percentage from all other sources at your university?
Table 5.1.1 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the library at your university?
Table 5.1.2 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the library at your university? Broken out by work title of the survey respondent
Table 5.1.3 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the library at your university? Broken out by age of the survey respondent
Table 5.1.4 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the library at your university? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.1.5 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the library at your university? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 5.1.6 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the library at your university? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.1.7 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the library at your university? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.1.8 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the library at your university? Broken out by gender of the survey respondent
Table 5.2.1 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the other entities at your university?
Table 5.2.2 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees comes from the other entities at your university? Broken out by work title of the survey respondent
Table 5.2.3 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the other entities at your university? Broken out by age of the survey respondent
Table 5.2.4 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the other entities at your university? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.2.5 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the other entities at your university? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 5.2.6 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the other entities at your university? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.2.7 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the other entities at your university? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.2.8 About what percentage of total university payments for publication fees come from the other entities at your university? Broken out by gender of the survey respondent
Table 6.1 Has the library ever engaged in negotiations with publishers of open access or hybrid journals over the cost of author publication or other open/hybrid journal publication fees?
Table 6.2 Has the library ever engaged in negotiations with publishers of open access or hybrid journals over the cost of author publication or other open/hybrid journal publication fees? Broken out by work title of the survey respondent
Table 6.3 Has the library ever engaged in negotiations with publishers of open access or hybrid journals over the cost of author publication or other open/hybrid journal publication fees? Broken out by age of the survey respondent
Table 6.4 Has the library ever engaged in negotiations with publishers of open access or hybrid journals over the cost of author publication or other open/hybrid journal publication fees? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 6.5 Has the library ever engaged in negotiations with publishers of open access or hybrid journals over the cost of author publication or other open/hybrid journal publication fees? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 6.6 Has the library ever engaged in negotiations with publishers of open access or hybrid journals over the cost of author publication or other open/hybrid journal publication fees? Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.7 Has the library ever engaged in negotiations with publishers of open access or hybrid journals over the cost of author publication or other open/hybrid journal publication fees? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 6.8 Has the library ever engaged in negotiations with publishers of open access or hybrid journals over the cost of author publication or other open/hybrid journal publication fees? Broken out by gender of the survey respondent
If the library has entered into arrangements to pay author processing fees in lieu of subscription payments for access to journals how much, if anything, do you estimate that your library has saved over the past two years through such arrangements? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 7.1 Has the library ever teamed up with another university or with a consortia to negotiate author processing fee payments?
Table 7.2 Has the library ever teamed up with another university or with a consortia to negotiate author processing fee payments? Broken out by work title of the survey respondent
Table 7.3 Has the library ever teamed up with another university or with a consortia to negotiate author processing fee payments? Broken out by age of the survey respondent
Table 7.4 Has the library ever teamed up with another university or with a consortia to negotiate author processing fee payments? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 7.5 Has the library ever teamed up with another university or with a consortia to negotiate author processing fee payments? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 7.6 Has the library ever teamed up with another university or with a consortia to negotiate author processing fee payments? Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.7 Has the library ever teamed up with another university or with a consortia to negotiate author processing fee payments? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 7.8 Has the library ever teamed up with another university or with a consortia to negotiate author processing fee payments? Broken out by gender of the survey respondent
Table 8.1 How many total articles did the library partly or entirely fund in the past year?
Table 8.2 How many total articles did the library partly or entirely fund in the past year? Broken out by work title of the survey respondent
Table 8.3 How many total articles did the library partly or entirely fund in the past year? Broken out by age of the survey respondent
Table 8.4 How many total articles did the library partly or entirely fund in the past year? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 8.5 How many total articles did the library partly or entirely fund in the past year? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 8.6 How many total articles did the library partly or entirely fund in the past year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 8.7 How many total articles did the library partly or entirely fund in the past year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 8.8 How many total articles did the library partly or entirely fund in the past year? Broken out by gender of the survey respondent
Table 9.1 How many total articles do you expect that the library will fund in the next year?
Table 9.2 How many total articles do you expect that the library will fund in the next year? Broken out by work title of the survey respondent
Table 9.3 How many total articles do you expect that the library will fund in the next year? Broken out by age of the survey respondent
Table 9.4 How many total articles do you expect that the library will fund in the next year? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 9.5 How many total articles do you expect that the library will fund in the next year? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 9.6 How many total articles do you expect that the library will fund in the next year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.7 How many total articles do you expect that the library will fund in the next year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 9.8 How many total articles do you expect that the library will fund in the next year? Broken out by gender of the survey respondent
Samples
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Sources / Contributors
- Antelope Valley College
- Arkansas Tech University
- Berea College
- Buffalo State College (SUNY)
- California State University San Marcos Library
- Case Western Reserve University
- Chicago State University
- Cincinnati Christian University
- Clark State Community College
- Coahoma Community College
- Colorado State University
- Connecticut College
- Covenant Theological Seminary
- Dartmouth College
- Drexel University
- ECPI University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida National University
- Florida State University
- Fuller Theological Seminary
- Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Harding University
- Heritage Christian University
- Houston Graduate School of Theology
- Iowa State University
- Jarvis Christian College
- Kennesaw State University
- LaGuardia Community C college
- Lawrence Technological University
- Lee College
- Liberty University
- Longwood University
- Lyon College
- Mansfield University of PA
- Marquette University
- Marshall University
- Menlo College
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Missouri State University
- Montana State University
- Northwestern University
- Nova Southeastern University
- Ouachita Baptist University
- Princeton University
- Providence College
- Rutgers University Libraries
- South Dakota State University
- Southern Utah University
- Spring Hill College
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- SUNY Fredonia
- Syracuse University
- The College of Wooster
- The University of Akron
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Toccoa Falls College
- Tulsa Community College
- University at Albany/SUNYA
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- University of Louisiana at Monroe
- University of Minnesota Crookston
- University of North Dakota
- University of South Carolina Upstate
- University of Texas at Arlington
- University of the Arts
- University of Toledo
- University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
- Wilkes University
- Worcester State University
- Yeshiva University
- York College of Pennsylvania
Methodology
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