Cost of access to academic journals
Dear Open University,
For the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, please provide the total amount paid to each of the following publishers for access to their academic journals:
Elsevier
Springer Nature
Wiley
Taylor & Francis
SAGE Publishing
Oxford University Press
Cambridge University Press
If your expenditure records are recorded in academic financial years rather than calendar years, please provide the data for 2020/21 to 2023/24. Please include the total payment to publishers as well as payments to subscription agents or intermediaries for access to the publishers’ academic journals. Please include VAT or indicate whether or not figures are inclusive of VAT.
Yours faithfully,
John Lubbock
Dear John,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Your reference for this request is
FOI2024/211.
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within 20 working days at the latest.
Your reference number is 2024/212
Yours sincerely
Daniel Webb
Daniel Webb, Senior Manager Information Rights (he/him/his)
Information Rights Team, University Secretary’s Office
t: 01908 653994
e: [1][email address]
a: The Open University, Level 5, 217 Charles Pinfold Building, Walton
Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
Dear John,
Information Provided
I can confirm that the Open University holds the information which
constitutes information falling within the scope of your request (see
attached document).
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Yours sincerely,
Daniel Webb
Daniel Webb, Senior Manager Information Rights (he/him/his)
Information Rights Team, University Secretary’s Office
t: 01908 653994
e: [4][email address]
a: The Open University, Level 5, 217 Charles Pinfold Building, Walton
Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
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