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Open Access Fee Calculator

Work out open access fee instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Open Access Fee Calculator

Institutional read-and-publish agreements substantially reduce article processing charges. A 3000 APC at a 40% discount is 1800 net, so four articles a year cost 7200 rather than 12,000 - a 4800 annual saving and 36,000 over five years. Checking whether your institution has an agreement with the target journal is worth doing before submission.

Formulas

Net charge

net = APC x (1 - discount)

Annual cost

cost = net charge x articles per year

Worked example

With the default values below, Open Access Fee Calculator returns Net Charge Per Article of $1,800.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Article processing chargeminimum 0
3,000
Institutional agreement discountaccepts 0–100 %
40 %
Articles published per yearminimum 0
4

Results

Net Charge Per Article
$1,800.00
Annual Open Access Cost
$7,200.00
Annual Saving From The Agreement
$4,800.00
Five-Year Cost
$36,000.00

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Net charge
  3. 3Annual cost
  4. 4Net Charge Per Article= 1,800.00
  5. 5Annual Open Access Cost= 7,200.00
  6. 6Annual Saving From The Agreement= 4,800.00
  7. 7Five-Year Cost= 36,000.00

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation or tax into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a read-and-publish agreement?

A deal where an institution's subscription payment also covers open access charges for its authors, often at a substantial discount or in full.

Are APCs rising?

Yes, consistently above inflation. Charges at prestigious journals now exceed 9000, which has driven concern about equity in scholarly publishing.

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