Hi Danny,

I’m on a couple of librarian email lists where people are speculating, but I haven’t heard anything from anyone who has reliable information. One person I know did say that they reached out to a contact at the NIH and would let us know if they heard back, but that hasn’t happened yet.

Given the unpredictability of the actions of the U.S. federal government over the past several months, I’m reluctant to hazard a guess.

Best regards,

Jody

Jody Bailey, MA, MLIS (she, her)
Head, Scholarly Communications Office<https://libraries.emory.edu/services/scholarly-communications>
Emory University
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Schedule an appointment with me<https://emorylibraries.libcal.com/appointments/jodybailey>
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4226-4173
I sometimes work flexibly and send emails outside normal office hours.
No need to respond to my emails outside yours.

From: Danny Kingsley <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2025 12:59 AM
Subject: NIH cap on APCs

Hello, hive mind.

I am wondering if there might be anyone who has any insight about what the cap will be that NIH are intending to introduce:

"NIH will introduce a cap on allowable publication costs starting in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, ensuring that publication fees remain reasonable across the research ecosystem. The policy aims to curb excessive APCs and ensure the broad dissemination of research findings without unnecessary financial barriers."

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-crack-down-excessive-publisher-fees-publicly-funded-research

The article notes $13K, so that's clearly too much, but do we have a sense what the intended cap is?

Thanks

Danny
--
Dr Danny Kingsley
Scholarly Communication Consultant
e: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
m: +61 (0)480 115 937
t:@dannykay68
o: 0000-0002-3636-5939

________________________________

Access the OPENCAFE-L Home Page and Archives<https://listserv.byu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=OPENCAFE-L>

To unsubscribe from OPENCAFE-L send an email to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

########################################################################

Access the OPENCAFE-L Home Page and Archives:
https://listserv.byu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=OPENCAFE-L

To unsubscribe from OPENCAFE-L send an email to:
[log in to unmask]

########################################################################