Of the 56 active titles listed on the Frontiers website as of April 11, 2018, 22 or close to 40% have increased pricing for type A articles by 18 – 31% from a year earlier. These high percentage increases come on top of already high prices. For example, Frontiers in Psychology has increased from $2,490 USD to $2,950 USD, an increase of $460 USD or 18%, while Frontiers in Pediatrics has increased from $1,900 USD to $2,490 USD, an increase of $590 or 31%. One journal, Frontiers in Digital Humanities, has decreased in price, the others have not changed and there is one new title. The following table shows titles, APC pricing copied from the Frontiers website April 11, 2017 and April 11, 2018, and the change in pricing in $ and percentage. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems is new.

Title 2018 APC Type A article Frontiers website in USD 2017 APC Type A article Frontiers website in USD 2018 – 2017 2018 – 2017 percentage change Frontiers in Endocrinology 2,490 1,900 590 31% Frontiers in Genetics 2,490 1,900 590 31% Frontiers in Neurology 2,490 1,900 590 31% Frontiers in Pediatrics 2,490 1,900 590 31% Frontiers in Psychiatry 2,490 1,900 590 31% Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Immunology 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Microbiology 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Neural Circuits 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Neuroanatomy 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Neuroinformatics 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Neurorobotics 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Neuroscience 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Pharmacology 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Physiology 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Plant Science 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Psychology 2,950 2,490 460 18% Frontiers in Digital Humanities 950 1,150 -200 -17% Frontiers in Communication 950 950 0 Frontiers in Education 950 950 0 Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics 950 950 0 Frontiers in Sociology 950 950 0 Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics 1,150 1,150 0 Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences 1,150 1,150 0 Frontiers in Built Environment 1,150 1,150 0 Frontiers in ICT 1,150 1,150 0 Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering 1,150 1,150 0 Frontiers in Nutrition 1,150 1,150 0 Frontiers in Robotics and AI 1,150 1,150 0 Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Chemistry 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Earth Science 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Energy Research 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Environmental Science 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Marine Science 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Materials 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Medicine 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Oncology 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Physics 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Public Health 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Surgery 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Veterinary Science 1,900 1,900 0 Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience 2,490 2,490 0 Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 950

Cite as: Morrison, H. (2018). Frontiers: 40% journals have APC increases of 18 – 31% from 2017 to 2018. Sustaining the Knowledge Commons / Soutenir Les Savoirs Communs. Retrieved from https://sustainingknowledgecommons.org/2018/04/12/frontiers-40-journals-have-apc-increases-of-18-31-from-2017-to-2018/