In response to conversation regarding BMC APC, the following clarification may be of interest to this group.
The blog post (https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2019/04/30/biomed-central-in-2019-sharp-increase-in-article-processing-charge/) states that for BMC journals "there has been a 57% increase in average article processing charge comparing to the last year, as the average processing fee was $1402 in 2018 and now it is $2200". It appears that the figure quoted for 2018 is actually the average of values in the column "2018 APC publisher website original currency", which contains a mixture of GBP and EUR pricing, rather than USD. Over 60% of our open access journals have the same or lower euro APC in 2019 than they had in 2018. Chris --- Christopher Pym Springer Nature www.springernature.com<http://www.springernature.com/> DISCLAIMER: This e-mail is confidential and should not be used by anyone who is not the original intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error please inform the sender and delete it from your mailbox or any other storage mechanism. Biomed Central Limited does not accept liability for any statements made which are clearly the sender's own and not expressly made on behalf of Biomed Central Limited or one of their agents. Please note that Biomed Central Limited and their agents and affiliates do not accept any responsibility for viruses or malware that may be contained in this e-mail or its attachments and it is your responsibility to scan the e-mail and attachments (if any). Biomed Central Limited. Registered office: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW. Registered Number: 03680030 England.
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