Open dataset of annual Article Processing Charges (APCs) of gold and hybrid journals published by Elsevier, Frontiers, MDPI, PLOS, Springer-Nature and Wiley 2019-2023

This open dataset of annual Article Processing Charges (APCs) was produced from the price lists of six large scholarly publishers (Elsevier, Frontiers, PLOS, MDPI, Springer-Nature and Wiley) from 2019 to 2023. APC price lists were downloaded from publisher websites each year as well as via Wayback Machine snapshots to retrieve fees per journal per year. The dataset includes journal metadata, APC collection method, and annual APC list prices in several currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, JPY, CAD) for 8,712 unique journals and 36,618 journal-year combinations. The dataset was generated to allow for more precise analysis of APCs and can support library collection development and scientometric analysis estimating APCs paid in gold and hybrid OA journals.本开放数据集为2019至2023年间六大学术出版社（爱思唯尔Elsevier、Frontiers、公共科学图书馆PLOS、MDPI、施普林格自然Springer-Nature以及威立Wiley）的文章处理费（Article Processing Charges, APC）年度价目表整合而成。研究团队每年从出版社官网以及互联网档案馆Wayback Machine的存档快照中下载对应年度的价目表，以此提取每种期刊每年的APC费用。本数据集涵盖8712种独立期刊与36618个期刊-年度组合的期刊元数据、APC采集方法，以及美元USD、欧元EUR、英镑GBP、瑞士法郎CHF、日元JPY、加元CAD等多种计价货币下的年度APC挂牌价。本数据集的构建旨在实现对APC的更精准分析，可支持图书馆馆藏建设工作，以及针对金色开放获取与混合开放获取期刊所支付APC的科学计量分析。