#APCs
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #APCs from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
Own #apcs
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Day-by-day usage
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-07-27 20:37 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
Related hashtags
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-07-27 20:37 UTCLive pulse
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-07-27 20:37 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~7652 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 13:00
Languages: English (39) · Japanese (1)
Avg boosts / post: 3.7
Top of the latest posts
"For Researchers in the Humanities, Is Open Really Fair?" https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-knowledge/2025/for-researchers-in-the-humanities-is-open-really-fair PS: This article objects to #APCs and "transformative" (#ReadAndP
"Research Groups Oppose Capping #NIH Funding of Publisher Fees." https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/science-research-policy/2025/12/16/research-groups-oppose-capping-nih-funding PS: These universities seem to be saying: "We acce
A new study finds that by 2023, APC-based #OpenAccess articles had surpassed paywalled subscription articles in #retractions. https://insights.uksg.org/articles/10.1629/uksg.763 The study does not blame OA as such. It blames the APC busines
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