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Please note:

• LPR assembles publicly available data. Much of the data come from other sources, and are collocated in the LPR Rubric instructions.

• The authors of the rubric are academic librarians. The rubric is part of their research and professional service contributions, and does not represent their respective universities.

• LPR scorers are librarians who have completed the rubric as a professional service contribution. Scorers disclose to the rubric authors any conflicts of interest prior to the rating process. Scorers’ contributions do not represent their respective universities. 

• The rubric has been vetted by two Advisory Councils, which have included publishers, librarians, and related publishing and/or academic organizations. While librarians, publishers, and related organizations have also served as rubric reviewers, only librarians serve as LPR scorers.

• We strive to be as accurate as possible throughout the rating process; however, mistakes do occur. Publishers are invited to submit corrections or points of clarification using the LPR contact form. Please check the methodology (“How it Works”) section of our site, as well as the FAQs, prior to submitting your questions.

• Publishers that are rated will receive an invitation to complete the LPR Publishers’ Questionnaire. Preview the questionnaire on the LPR site.

LPRs goals include improving transparency and communication among librarians, authors, and journal publishers. Publicly sharing the terms of journal publisher agreements with authors (such as the permissions authors retain to a work they authored), or sharing information about titles in one place (such as a single, updated, comprehensive list of APCs across a publisher’s portfolio), is encouraged through the rubric. Many such public disclosures are already done for the benefit of authors. LPR encourages such transparent and user-centered approaches.