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Table 3 T-tests for average APC and publication time for journals and articles

From: ‘Predatory’ open access: a longitudinal study of article volumes and market characteristics

 

100+ journal publisher

10–99 journal publisher

2–9 journal publisher

Single-journal publisher

Average APC for journals

    

  100+ journal publisher

-

P <0.05

P <0.05

P <0.05

  10–99 journal publisher

-

-

P >0.05

P <0.05

  2–9 journal publisher

-

-

-

P <0.05

  Single-journal publisher

-

-

-

-

Average APC for articles published in 2010–2014

 

  100+ journal publisher

-

P <0.05

P <0.05

P <0.05

  10–99 journal publisher

-

-

P >0.05

P >0.05

  2–9 journal publisher

-

-

-

P <0.05

  Single-journal publisher

-

-

-

-

Average publication time for journals

 

  100+ journal publisher

-

P >0.05

P >0.05

P >0.05

  10–99 journal publisher

-

-

P >0.05

P <0.05

  2–9 journal publisher

-

-

-

P >0.05

  Single-journal publisher

-

-

-

-

Average publication time for articles published in 2014

 

  100+ journal publisher

-

P >0.05

P >0.05

P <0.05

  10–99 journal publisher

-

-

P <0.05

P <0.05

  2–9 journal publisher

-

-

-

P >0.05

  Single-journal publisher

-

-

-

-