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ArticleAcademic pathology

Paying to publish: A cross-sectional analysis of article processing charges and journal characteristics among 87 pathology journals.

Landon M Clark, Dayle K Wang, Brian D Adkins, Valerie A Fitzhugh, Philip D Walker, Shazia S Khan, Oluwole Fadare, Laura D Stephens, Alice C Coogan, Garrett S Booth and 1 more

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Article in Academic pathology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Landon M ClarkVanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
Dayle K WangVanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
Brian D AdkinsDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Valerie A FitzhughDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
Philip D WalkerAnnette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Shazia S KhanDepartments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Oluwole FadareDepartment of Pathology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Laura D StephensDepartment of Pathology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Alice C CooganDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Garrett S BoothDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Jeremy W JacobsDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Article processing charges are increasingly being levied on authors via publication fees to provide open access to readers. These charges may impose challenges to early career physicians seeking to publish research but pathology journal article processing charges have not been investigated to date. We aimed to quantify pathology journal article processing charges and investigate the potential associated factors. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of manuscript article processing charges among the 87 pathology journals in the "Pathology" category in Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate) and associated journal variables: publication model (open access vs hybrid), impact factor, year founded, journal location, journal publisher, medical society affiliation, whether the journal is published in print vs online, and subscription cost to institutions. Most (70.1 %, 61/87) journals were hybrid, while 29.9 % (26/87) were open access. Overall, the median cost to publish open access was significantly greater for hybrid journals compared with open access journals ($3710 vs $1735;

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Academic medicineArticle processing chargesBiomedical publishingInequityOpen accessPathologyPublishing feesPublishing model

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PMID39640271
PMCPMC11617391

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