rOpenSci | Analyzing invoice data from Elsevier relative to hybrid open access
Reported on: Nov 25, 2019

Analyzing invoice data from Elsevier relative to hybrid open access

English • By Najko Jahn • Featuring: rcrossref, crminer, tabulizer

Package or resource used

rcrossref, crminer, tabulizer

URL or code snippet for your use case* https://subugoe.github.io/scholcomm_analytics/posts/elsevier_invoice/

Sector Academic

Field(s) of application Scholarly Communications Analytics, Open Access Monitoring, Licensing in Libraries

What did you do?

I used several rOpenSci packages to mine Elsevier full-texts for invoice data relative to open access articles in hybrid journals. Such evidence is critical to keep track of funding streams for open access publications. Academic publishers rarely make publication fee spending for hybrid journals transparent. Surprisingly, Elsevier is a notable exception sharing this data.