Costs of scholarly publishing
The National Library monitors Swedish higher education institutions’ (HEIs) expenditures for scholarly publishing.
It is important to have an overview of the total cost of publishing during the transition to an open access scholarly publishing system.
The National Library began compiling data on the total cost of scholarly publishing in 2017. The data presented below covers 2024 and is presented in diagrams and downloadable files to ensure accessibility and practical use.
In 2024, the total cost of publishing for Swedish HEIs was approximately SEK 806 million.
2024
Expenditure item | Million Swedish kronor (SEK) |
|---|---|
Subscriptions, Bibsam¹ | 19 |
Local subscriptions | 174 |
Transformative agreements, Bibsam | 449 |
Open access publishing, Bibsam | 30 |
Open access publishing, research funders | 55 |
Open access publishing, local | 28 |
Acquisitions | 38 |
Open infrastructures | 12 |
Total cost of publication | 806 |
Overview of the total cost of publishing 2024.
1) The Swedish library Consortium, Bibsam, negotiates licence agreements on behalf of Swedish organisations.
Total cost of publishing
Costs of scholarly publishing – background and methods
Since 2017, the National Library has published annual reports on the costs of scholarly publishing. Only the first report is available in English. It covers the methodology and terminology and also includes a background.
Chart for the period 2017–2024
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