Abstract:

[Purposes] This paper aims to analyze the characteristics of DOAJ-indexed Chinese open access (OA) journals and their charging policies to provide references for the establishment of an article processing charge (APC) system for OA journals in China. [Methods] A total of 253 Chinese and English journals in China included in DOAJ were used as the research objects, and the time of inclusion, language distribution, publisher distribution, discipline distribution, and charging policies of each journal were collected from the journals' official websites and DOAJ database by web research method. Then, the characteristics of the journals and their charging policies were analyzed. [Findings] The number of Chinese OA journals included in DOAJ is small, and the distribution of OA journals by discipline is uneven. The degree of intensification of OA journal publishing is not high. Chinese OA journals and Chinese and English OA journals still follow the traditional mode of charging page fees and the fees are generally not high. English OA journals have initially established APC charging rules. Different disciplines show differences in APC. [Conclusions] Strengthening policy guidance, enhancing information construction, improving journal service quality, encouraging Chinese researchers to debut their results in Chinese OA journals, and developing a charging system framework suitable for the development of OA journals in China will promote OA publishing development in China.

Key words: Open science, Open access, DOAJ, Article processing charge

摘要：

【目的】 分析DOAJ收录的中国开放获取(Open Access, OA)期刊及其收费政策的特点,以期为我国OA期刊建立论文处理费(Article Processing Charge, APC)体系提供参考。【方法】 以DOAJ收录的253种中国中英文期刊为研究对象,采用网络调研法从期刊官网和DOAJ数据库收集期刊的被收录时间、语种、出版机构分布、学科分布、收费政策等信息,分析收录期刊及其收费政策的特点。【结果】 DOAJ收录的我国中文OA期刊数量较少、OA期刊学科分布不均衡,OA期刊出版集约化程度不高。中文及中英文OA期刊仍沿用传统的版面费收费模式,且费用普遍不高;英文OA期刊已初步建立APC收费规则。不同学科呈现出APC的差异性。【结论】 强化政策导向、加强信息化建设、提高期刊服务品质、鼓励中国科研人员在中国OA期刊上首发成果、制定适合我国OA期刊发展的收费制度框架,将助力我国OA出版向好发展。

关键词: 开放科学, 开放获取, DOAJ, 论文处理费