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By scanning the Social Sciences subject areas in the DOAJ one can see which and how many of the included journals have front-end publication fees. The table below reflects an approximation:
| Subject | Journals w/ Pub Fee | Total Journals |
| Anthropology | 9 | 74 |
| Education | 33 | 465 |
| Ethnology | 2 | 25 |
| Gender Studies | 1 | 32 |
| Library and Infor Science | 4.5 | 117 |
| Media & Communication | 9 | 96 |
| Psychology | 21 | 152 |
| Sociology | 18 |
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SHERPA/RoMEO lists Pusblisher's paid OA option - Publishers' paid open access options, allow authors to deposit their articles immediately in open access repositories upon payment of a fee. The same publishers may also allow authors to deposit after an embargo period without payment of a fee.
Where a publishers' standard policy does not allow an author to comply with their funding agency's mandate (see JULIET), paid open access options may enable an author to comply