Open dataset of annual Article Processing Charges (APCs) of gold and hybrid journals published by Elsevier, Frontiers, MDPI, PLOS, Springer-Nature and Wiley 2019-2023doi:10.7910/DVN/CR1MMVHarvard Dataverse2024-06-121Butler, Leigh-Ann; Hare, Madelaine; Schönfelder, Nina; Schares, Eric; Alperin, Juan Pablo; Haustein, Stefanie, 2024, "Open dataset of annual Article Processing Charges (APCs) of gold and hybrid journals published by Elsevier, Frontiers, MDPI, PLOS, Springer-Nature and Wiley 2019-2023", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CR1MMV, Harvard Dataverse, V1Open dataset of annual Article Processing Charges (APCs) of gold and hybrid journals published by Elsevier, Frontiers, MDPI, PLOS, Springer-Nature and Wiley 2019-2023doi:10.7910/DVN/CR1MMVButler, Leigh-AnnHare, MadelaineSchönfelder, NinaSchares, EricAlperin, Juan PabloHaustein, StefanieHarvard DataverseHaustein, StefanieHaustein, Stefanie2024-06-05Computer and Information ScienceSocial SciencesThis open dataset of annual Article Processing Charges (APCs) was produced from the price lists of six large scholarly publishers (Elsevier, Frontiers, PLOS, MDPI, Springer-Nature and Wiley) from 2019 to 2023. APC price lists were downloaded from publisher websites each year as well as via Wayback Machine snapshots to retrieve fees per journal per year. The dataset includes journal metadata, APC collection method, and annual APC list prices in several currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, JPY, CAD) for 8,712 unique journals and 36,618 journal-year combinations. The dataset was generated to allow for more precise analysis of APCs and can support library collection development and scientometric analysis estimating APCs paid in gold and hybrid OA journals.<a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0">CC0 1.0</a>Butler, L.-A., Hare, M., Schönfelder, N., Schares, E., Alperin, J. P., & Haustein, S. (2024). An open dataset of article processing charges from six large scholarly publishers (2019-2023) (arXiv:2406.08356). arXiv.2406.08356Butler, L.-A., Hare, M., Schönfelder, N., Schares, E., Alperin, J. P., & Haustein, S. (2024). An open dataset of article processing charges from six large scholarly publishers (2019-2023) (arXiv:2406.08356). arXiv.APCdataset-annualAPCs_Published-v1.txtAPC dataset containing 25 variables and 36,618 rows of journal-year combinationstext/plainAPCdataset-Codebook-v1.txtCodebook containing name, list, description and notes for each of the 25 variables in APC datasettext/plainAPCdataset-ConversionRates_Published-v1.txtAnnual exchange rates used for currency conversion between USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, JPY and CADtext/plainAPCdataset-DataCleaningNotes_Published-v1.txtData cleaning notestext/plainAPCdataset-JournalLevel_Published-v1.txtJournal level dataset: OA status, publisher(s) and annual APCs for 8,712 unique journalstext/plainReadMe-APCdataset_Published-v1.txtRead me filetext/plain