This article presents the results of a survey conducted in 2024 among research performing organizations (RPOs) in Germany on how they collect data on publication costs. Of the 583 invitees, 258 (44.3%) completed the questionnaire. This survey is the first comprehensive study on the recording of publication costs at RPOs in Germany. The results show that the majority of surveyed RPOs recorded publication costs at least in part. However, procedures in this regard were often non-binding. Respondents' ratings of the reliability of the collection of data on publication costs varied by the source of publication funding. Eighty percent of respondents rated the contribution of collecting data on publication costs to shaping the open access transformation as "very important" or "important." Yet, these data were used as a basis for strategic decisions in only 59% of the surveyed RPOs. Moreover, most respondents considered the implementation of an information budget at their institutions by 2025 unlikely. We discuss the implications of these findings for the open access transformation.

翻译：本文介绍了2024年针对德国研究执行机构（RPOs）如何收集出版成本数据所进行的一项调查结果。在583名受邀者中，有258人（44.3%）完成了问卷。该调查是德国首次关于RPOs记录出版成本的全面研究。结果显示，大多数受访RPOs至少部分记录了出版成本。然而，这方面的程序通常不具备约束力。受访者对出版成本数据收集可靠性的评价因出版资金来源而异。80%的受访者认为收集出版成本数据对塑造开放获取转型的贡献“非常重要”或“重要”。然而，这些数据仅在59%的受访RPOs中被用作战略决策的依据。此外，大多数受访者认为其所在机构在2025年前实施信息预算的可能性不大。我们讨论了这些发现对开放获取转型的影响。