New to OpenAPC: The Universitat Politècnica de València provides its publication cost data in the openCost format.
openCost Added as a Metadata Format to the COAR IRD
The COAR International Repository Directory (IRD) now lists openCost as a metadata format. Repositories that support openCost can now be filtered within the directory.
OA Datenpraxis: Webinar Materials Available
The project OA Datenpraxis hosted a webinar on tools for monitoring publication costs. The slides and a recording of the presentations are now available.
openCost Registry
The Registry provides the infrastructure for the opencostid, an unique, machine-readable identifier for contracts and business models in scholarly publishing.
OpenAPC: Ulm University Implements Data Harvesting
Following an adjustment to its reporting workflows, Ulm University has established fully automated data harvesting directly from the institutional repository OPARU.
Report on the openCost Conference 2026
The project team would like to thank all participants and speakers from ten countries for their interesting presentations, discussions, and lively exchange of ideas.
openCost conference 2026
From March 17 to 19, 2026 the international conference “openCost: Navigating Cost Transparency” will take place in Hamburg. Interested parties are cordially invited.
openCost cost types glossary available
An openCost cost type glossary is now available. The glossary serves as a guide for assigning cost items and will be updated accordingly.
Practices and Infrastructures of Open Access Monitoring
Report on the workshop “Practices and Infrastructures of Open Access Monitoring” of the projects openCost, OA Datenpraxis and Transform2Open at the Open-Access-Tage 2025
“Open Access Publication Funding”: Data from 2023 processed in OpenAPC
OAPK 2023: The Gold OA data transmitted by FZ Jülich and the hybrid DEAL data from 2023 have now been processed in OpenAPC.