Open AccessOpen Access and Article Processing Charges in Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Journals: a CrossSectional Analysis
Author(s) -
Dominique Vervoort,
Jessica G.Y. Luc,
Michel Pompeu Barros Oliveira Sá,
Eric Etchill
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.324
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1678-9741
pISSN - 0102-7638
DOI - 10.21470/1678-9741-2021-0289
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , cardiology , cardiac surgery
Open access (OA) publishing often requires article processing charges (APCs). While OA provides opportunities for broader readership, authors able to afford APCs are more commonly associated with well-funded, high-income country institutions, skewing knowledge dissemination. Here, we evaluate publishing models, OA practices, and APCs in cardiology and cardiac surgery.