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Elsevier maintains its quality across its broad hybrid/gold journal portfolio, while keeping APCs close to the market average
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APC pricing CONFIDENTIAL
Open access journals APC pricing • Average APC by journals is $1,235; for
Elsevier it is slightly higher at $1,558• Elsevier’s prices range from $500 - $5000
which increases the average APC.
Hybrid journal APC pricing • Average APC by journal is $2,644;
for Elsevier it is slightly lower at $2,467.
• Elsevier has broader distribution of prices which are tailored to specific communities.