Object template
APC Payment
An APC Payment records the financial transaction covering an article processing charge, including the amount, currency, and licence applied.
An APC Payment records a financial transaction made to cover an article processing charge for open access publication. It captures the amount paid, currency, VAT, and any adjustments such as discounts or membership agreements, alongside the source of funding used.
The record also notes whether the licence applied on publication matched the licence expected at the time of payment, supporting verification of open access compliance.
Fields
12 fields
| Field name | Type | Definition | Bound to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence Type | picklist | The licence under which the article has been published. | licence-types |
| Correct Licence Applied | boolean | Whether the article was published under the licence expected at the time the APC was paid. | — |
| Publication Problems | boolean | Whether any problems occurred during the publication process. | — |
| Publication Problem Description | text | A brief description of the problem encountered during the publication process. | — |
| Date | date | The official date on which payment left the institution's finance system, distinct from the date the item was processed or committed for payment in a library system. | — |
| Amount Paid | currency | The amount actually paid for the open access charge, excluding Value Added Tax and any Added Costs Component. | — |
| VAT Amount | currency | The amount of Value Added Tax paid in addition to the Amount Paid. | — |
| Currency | text | The currency in which the APC amount was paid. | — |
| Added Costs Component | currency | The total of any additional costs, such as page charges, colour charges, bank charges, or exchange charges. | — |
| Payment Adjustments | text | Whether a discount or waived cost was applied to the APC, including cases arising from a pre-payment or membership agreement with the publisher. | — |
| Source Fund(s) | text | The source of funding used to pay the APC. | — |
| Source Grant(s) | text | The local grant numbers associated with the funding awards used for payment. | — |
