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Estimated library savings from shift to full OA at PLoS One article processing fee

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STM annual revenue$8,000,000,000

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Total peer-reviewed article production1,500,000

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Average STM revenue / article produced$5,333

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PLoS One article processing fee$1,350

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PLoS One article processing fee X 1.5 million$2,025,000,000

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STM annual revenue$8,000,000,000

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STM annual revenue from library subscriptions @ 70% $5,600,000,000

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PLoS One article processing fee X 1.5 million$2,025,000,000

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Library savings from full OA at PLoS article processing fee$3,575,000,000

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Library savings from full OA at PLoS One article processing fee in % 64%

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Data from:

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Ware, Mark. The stm report
An overview of scientific and scholarly
journals publishing

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2009. International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM).

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Downloaded from: http://www.stm-assoc.org/

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13-Oct-09

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Heather Morrison

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10/18/2009

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