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| Are the results likely to lead to future research? | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Is sufficient detail provided to allow reproduction of the study? | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Are the methods and statistics appropriate for the analysis? | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Are the principal conclusions supported by the data and analysis? | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Does the manuscript discuss limitations? | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Have the authors adequately discussed ethical concerns? | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Does the manuscript include new data? | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Are the data used in the manuscript available? | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Is the code used in the manuscript available? | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Would you recommend this manuscript to others? | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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The paper by Butler et al. analysed the total cost paid by the scientific community to the oligopoly of 5 academic publishers in open access (OA) publication fees in 2015-2018. The results show how the number of gold and hybrid articles and the associated amount of APCs differ between countries…