Publishing at any cost: a cross-sectional study of the amount that medical researchers spend on open access publishing each year.
Mallory K EllingsonXiaoting ShiJoshua J SkydelKate NyhanRichard LehmanJoseph S RossJoshua D WallachPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
Medical researchers in 2019 were found to have paid between US$0 and US$34676 in total APCs. As journals with APCs become more common, it is important to continue to evaluate the potential cost to researchers, especially on individuals who may not have the funding or institutional resources to cover these costs.