Skip to main content
v2026.1714 entries · CC-BY 4.0

Object template

APC Payment

<p>A financial transaction to cover an article processing charge.</p>

Fields

12 fields

Field nameTypeDefinitionBound to
Added Costs ComponentcurrencyTotal of any additional costs e.g. page charges, colour charges, bank charges, exchange charges.
Amount PaidcurrencyThe amount that was actually paid for the open access, excluding Value Added Tax component and excluding Added Costs Component.
Correct Licence AppliedtextWhether the article is published under the licence you expected upon payment of the APC.
CurrencytextThe currency of the amount paid for the APC.
DatedateThe date that payment leaves the institution's account. Official date in the finance system that payment was made, not the date that the item was processed in a library system or 'committed' for payment.
Licence TypepicklistThe licence the article has been published under.licence-types
Payment AdjustmentstextSpecify whether there was a discount or waived cost on the APC that was paid to a publisher, including instances where the institution has a pre-payment or membership agreement with the publisher.
Publication Problem DescriptiontextA brief description of the problem with the publication process.
Publication ProblemstextWhether there were any problems with the publication process.
Source Fund(s)textThe source of funding to pay the APC.
Source Grant(s)textThe local grant numbers of the funding awards.
VAT AmountcurrencyThe amount of VAT paid in addition to the Amount Paid.

Adopted by research universities worldwide

University of Cambridge logoColumbia University logoUniversity of Edinburgh logoHarvard University logoMassachusetts Institute of Technology logoUniversity of Oxford logoPrinceton University logoStanford School of Medicine logoUniversity College London logoUniversity of Cambridge logoColumbia University logoUniversity of Edinburgh logoHarvard University logoMassachusetts Institute of Technology logoUniversity of Oxford logoPrinceton University logoStanford School of Medicine logoUniversity College London logo
  • University of Cambridge logo
  • Columbia University logo
  • University of Edinburgh logo
  • Harvard University logo
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo
  • University of Oxford logo
  • Princeton University logo
  • Stanford School of Medicine logo
  • University College London logo

View CASRAI adoption →