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RE: Open Access Scientific Publication - My Recent Experience + Full Text Access to my First Published Manuscript
Wow! Thanks for sharing this. I was wondering for a while who footed the bill for open access journal articles. I was listening to a podcast by This Week In Virology months ago and they said the cost is usually paid for by the PI, and its around a $1000 per journal. Nice to hear your University Library got a grant to cover the costs, or much of them. Open access journals are helping science and the world in so many ways! Thanks again!!!
You're very welcome. I appreciate you stopping by to listen!
The publication fee for all of the MDPI journals is 1500 Swiss francs (CHF). Our university had a 25% discount deal with them, so that left the balance at 1125 CHF, which the library paid. It's expensive, yes, but as long as the library has the money, I think it's important on principle. Otherwise, I'm not sure how I would be able to share my work on this platform.
Anyhow, I'm glad it worked out, and again, thanks so much for your comment!
It does seem expensive, but like you mentioned the Library can save money in the long run. If all the Universities did this for pubs, then there would be no need for expensive journal subscriptions like Science Direct. Nor would their be the problem of lack of access to stuff out of their service.