Table 9 Publication model and copyright
Predatory, N = 93, n (%) | Open Access, N = 99, n (%) | Subscription-based, N = 100, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mentions digital preservation of content | Yes | 6 (6.45) | 46 (46.46) | 30 (30.00) |
Claims to be Open Access | Yes | 83 (89.25) | 94 (94.95) | 0 (0) |
No | 10 (10.75) | 5 (5.05) | 39 (39.00) | |
Partial (some content) | 0 | 0 | 42 (42.00) | |
Number of apparent revenue sources | None apparent | 14 (15.05) | 8 (8.08) | 2 (2.00) |
1 | 62 (66.67) | 52 (50.51) | 17 (17.00) | |
2 | 16 (17.20) | 27 (27.27) | 40 (40.00) | |
3 | 1 (1.08) | 7 (7.07) | 27 (27.00) | |
4 | 0 (0) | 5 (5.05) | 14 (14.00) | |
Type of revenue source | Article processing charge | 73 (78.49) | 74 (74.75) | 60 (60.00) |
Submission fee | 0 (0) | 2 (2.02) | 3 (3.00) | |
Subscription fee | 13 (13.98) | 26 (28.28) | 95 (95.00) | |
Reprints | 5 (5.38) | 28 (28.28) | 42 (42.00) | |
Advertisements | 3 (3.23) | 10 (11.11) | 27 (26.00) | |
Cannot tell | 15 (16.13) | 8 (8.08) | 4 (4.00) | |
Othera | 3 (3.23) | 7 (7.07) | 7 (7.00) | |
APC (USD 04/2015) | Total indicatingb | 59/73 (80.82) | 70/74 (94.59) | 44/60 (73.33) |
Amount (Median [IQR])c | 100 (63–150) | 1866 (800–2205) | 3000 (2500–3000) | |
Not stated/found | 11 (15.07) | 0 (0) | 8 (13.11) | |
Difficult to find | 13 (17.81) | 2(2.78) | 12 (19.67) | |
Copyright retention | Total indicating | 75 (80.65) | 94 (94.95) | 87 (87.00) |
Author retains | 9 (12.00) | 64 (68.09) | 32 (36.78) | |
Journal/publisher retains | 66 (88.00) | 28 (29.79) | 54 (62.07) | |
Other | 0 (0) | 2 (2.02) | 1 (1.00) | |
Not found/reported | 18 (19.35) | 5 (5.05) | 13 (13.00) | |
Creative Commons mentioned | Total indicating | 22 (23.66) | 89 (89.90) | 43 (43.00) |
Attribution (CC BY) | 12/22 (54.55) | 62/89 (69.66) | 21/43 (48.84) | |
Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | 0/22 (0) | 1/89 (1.12) | 0/43 (0) | |
Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND) | 0/22 (0) | 1/89 (1.12) | 0/43 (0) | |
Attribution-Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC) | 2/22 (9.09) | 19/89 (21.35) | 17/43 (39.53) | |
Attribution-Non-Commercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) | 4/22 (18.18) | 7/89 (7.87) | 6/43 (13.95) | |
Attribution-Non-Commercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) | 3/22 (13.64) | 2/89 (2.25) | 30/43 (69.77) | |
No specific license indicated | 1/22 (4.55) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |