Table 1 Estimated annual article and journal counts in full immediate open access journals
From: Anatomy of open access publishing: a study of longitudinal development and internal structure
Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Online-only OA journals (APC) | Articles | 795 | 2332 | 4,936 | 6,247 | 7,532 | 12,143 | 17,256 | 25,949 | 40,689 | 54,296 | 90,932 | 136,264 |
Journals | 53 | 120 | 167 | 189 | 256 | 344 | 425 | 630 | 950 | 1,239 | 1,494 | 1,824 | |
Online-only OA journals (no APC) | Articles | 5,445 | 10,690 | 13,844 | 17,238 | 20,106 | 26,626 | 33,067 | 38,991 | 46,362 | 62,521 | 81,421 | 93,513 |
Journals | 334 | 484 | 613 | 804 | 1,006 | 1,272 | 1,538 | 1,793 | 2,048 | 2,399 | 2,548 | 2,495 | |
Subscription-based print journals with OA content online | Articles | 14,461 | 23,095 | 27,234 | 39,814 | 51,614 | 66,494 | 75,486 | 86,691 | 100,393 | 108,793 | 116,003 | 110,353 |
Journals | 357 | 550 | 630 | 847 | 1,106 | 1,375 | 1,539 | 1,819 | 2,011 | 2,149 | 2,170 | 2,395 | |
All OA journals | Articles | 20,702 | 36,117 | 46,013 | 63,299 | 79,253 | 105,262 | 125,809 | 151,630 | 187,444 | 225,610 | 288,357 | 340,130 |
Journals | 744 | 1,154 | 1,410 | 1,841 | 2,368 | 2,991 | 3,502 | 4,243 | 5,010 | 5,788 | 6,213 | 6,713 |