Academic journal costs

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Dear University of Sunderland,

For the years 2015 and 2016, please publish the total amount paid to each of the following publishers for academic journals:

Wiley
Springer
Elsevier
Taylor & Francis
De Gruyter
Sage
Royal Society of Chemistry
Institute of Physics Publishing

I understand that your expenditure records may be held in academic financial years rather than calendar years. If so, I am happy for the response to be provided in the same format, with figures for 2014/15, and 2015/16.

The figures should include payments made directly to the publishers as well as any payments made to subscription agents or intermediaries for the purchase of, and/or access to, the publishers' academic journals. They should also include payment for journal packages such as Jisc Collections agreements, as well as for individual journals. Please include VAT where possible.

Yours faithfully,

Stuart Lawson

Sunfoi sunfoi, University of Sunderland

Dear Stuart Lawson,

Thank you for your recent request for information, which was received at the University on 1st December 2016 and is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  The University is currently researching your queries and will respond in due course.

Many Thanks

Carol Devanney

Information Governance Administrator

Legal, Governance and Business Assurance
University of Sunderland,
Floor 4, Edinburgh Building, 
Chester Road, 
Sunderland.
SR1 3SD

(0191) 515 2461

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Sunfoi sunfoi, University of Sunderland

Dear Stuart Lawson,
 
Freedom of Information request FOI1617/12/01
 
I refer to your Freedom of Information Request received on 1^st December
2016.  You requested the following information:
 
Your Request
 
For the years 2015 and 2016, please publish the total amount paid to each
of the following publishers for academic journals:
 
Wiley
Springer
Elsevier
Taylor & Francis
De Gruyter
Sage
Royal Society of Chemistry
Institute of Physics Publishing
 
I understand that your expenditure records may be held in academic
financial years rather than calendar years. If so, I am happy for the
response to be provided in the same format, with figures for 2014/15, and
2015/16.
 
The figures should include payments made directly to the publishers as
well as any payments made to subscription agents or intermediaries for the
purchase of, and/or access to, the publishers' academic journals. They
should also include payment for journal packages such as Jisc Collections
agreements, as well as for individual journals. Please include VAT where
possible.
 
University’s Response
 
Further to Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the “Act”) we
confirm that the information requested is held by the University of
Sunderland (the “University”).
 
For the years 2015 and 2016, please publish the total amount paid to each
of the following publishers for academic journals:
 
Wiley
Springer
Elsevier
Taylor & Francis
De Gruyter
Sage
Royal Society of Chemistry
Institute of Physics Publishing
 
Please note the following points in relation to the information provided
in the table below:
 

* All figures include VAT where it has been applied.

 

* For all publishers (apart from Elsevier) the 2015 figures are payments
made in the 2014-15 financial year for subscriptions for January –
December 2015. 2016 figures are payments made in the 2015-16 financial
year for subscriptions for January – December 2016.

 

* The 2015 Elsevier figure is for January – December 2015 subscriptions
and includes one subscription which runs from November 2014 – October
2015. The 2016 Elsevier figure is for January – December 2016
subscriptions and includes one subscription which runs from November
2015 – December 2016.

 

Publisher Total amount 2015 Total amount 2016
Wiley £18,390.26 £15,461.69
Springer £14,152.05 £9,579.28
Elsevier £342,045.13 £353,957.88
Taylor & Francis £54,114.81 £89,613.53
De Gruyter £0.00 £182.94
Sage £21,564.23 £24,266.42
Royal Society of Chemistry £20,768.40 £22,441.20
Institute of Physics Publishing £0.00 £0.00

 
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Kind regards,
 
Carol Devanney
 
Information Governance Administrator
 
Legal, Governance and Business Assurance
University of Sunderland,
Floor 4, Edinburgh Building, 
Chester Road, 
Sunderland.
SR1 3SD
 
(0191) 515 2461
 

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