Monitoring of global OA journals and article processing charges in 2023 and suggestions for China's response strategies
[Purposes]This paper aims to monitor the global development of open access(OA),study the rationality of article processing charge(APC),and analyze the flow of research funding to provide suggestions and references for the management of research funds and high-quality academic exchanges in China.[Methods]Based on SCIE data and OA journal website information,a statistical analysis was conducted on the publication of global OA journals,authors'publications,and APC for each OA journal,as well as the publication volume and APC expenditure of Chinese corresponding authors,combined with a quantitative analysis to evaluate the reasonableness of APC for OA journals.[Findings]In 2023,7754 OA journals are indexed by SCIE,showing a decrease of 0.1%compared with 2022.The proportion of journals with reasonable APC is 65%.The global volume of OA publications decreases by 2.2%,and the papers published by Chinese corresponding authors account for 29.5%.Chinese corresponding authors publish 275400 papers in 5779 OA journals,with an APC expenditure of approximately 5.29 billion RMB,representing an increase of 2%and 23%in publication volume and APC expenditure,respectively,compared with those in 2022.The National Natural Science Foundation of China is the primary funder for OA publications by Chinese corresponding authors,with an annual APC expenditure increase of 10%.[Conclusions]Against the backdrop of a global decline in publication volume,China's OA publication volume and APC expenditure continue to increase.It is recommended to strengthen regulation to ensure the quality and reasonableness of OA publishing,while optimizing the use of research funding to promote the development of high-quality academic exchanges.
Open scienceOpen access journalArticle processing chargeMonitoring
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