I am writing on behalf of Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) in response to the comments made by Bernd-Christoph Kaemper in this Newsletter on 9 June (224.1 IOPP'S NEW LICENSING AND PRICING POLICY).
Please note that our policy in terms of access to our Electronic Journals service remains unchanged. In principle any institutional print subscriber is entitled to free access to the electronic versions of the titles to which they subscribe.
If an organisation or a company has several sites wishing to share access to the journals, then a negotiated Multi Site licence may be applicable. Further, totally separate sites making up a consortium may opt for a Consortium Licence, which has the added advantage of electronic access even to non-subscribed titles.
Inevitably in some cases it is arguable as to which of the above arrangements should apply. In such situations human judgement is used in assessing which particular route should be taken. The local knowledge of the representatives working with the institutions in question is called upon in reaching such decisions. We are currently discussing both the latter options with Dr Kaemper and welcome other enquiries at custserv@ioppublishing.co.uk
227.2 NEW ELSEVIER SCIENCE JOURNAL PRICING POLICY TO ACCOMPANY
TRANSITION FROM PRINT TO DIGITAL DELIVERY
Press Release dated June 14, 1999
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS and NEW YORK, NY, USA -- Elsevier Science today announced a new approach to scientific journal pricing that provides for a moderated and more predictable level of price increases for print journals in the coming year and beyond. The successful launch of ScienceDirect(r) and the anticipated continuing migration from print to electronic allows for a more comprehensive view on pricing for Elsevier Science products.
Starting with subscription year 2000, Elsevier Science intends that annual print price increases for its entire package of journals will be under 10% in each of the company's invoicing currencies: U.S. dollars throughout the world excepting Dutch guilders in Europe and, starting in 2000, yen in Japan. This includes the effects of currency fluctuation, growth in volume output and inflation.
Among these three factors affecting journal prices each year, currency fluctuations have been the most erratic, resulting in high journal price increases in various regions of the globe in some years. With this change, this volatility will be substantially eliminated.
With respect to the 2000 subscription year, the overall price increase for Elsevier Science print journals will be approximately 7.5%.
Derk Haank, Chief Executive, Elsevier Science, explains, "In the electronic environment, the country or currency of origin of a journal becomes less relevant than in the print world, and this provides an opportunity for a new approach to pricing. Elsevier Science has been able to develop a more predictable journal pricing model that we believe will work well in both the print and electronic environments. We are seeing a very good take-up of our electronic services, and with the emergence of the Internet as the dominant global communication medium for scientists, Elsevier Science is introducing new ways to package and deliver information electronically via our ScienceDirect(r) platform."
227.3 ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SETS YEAR 2000 PRICES
Letter to librarians from Katherine S. McCarter, Executive
Director, Ecological Society of America; submitted by Robert K.
Peet, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
uniola@email.unc.edu
In an effort to communicate research findings to the scientific community in a more timely manner, the Ecological Society of America will soon be increasing the issue frequency and expanding the content of its three premier journals.
In the year 2000 we will begin publishing Ecology, our highly regarded flagship journal 12 times per year. Ecological Applications, which is currently published quarterly, will be issued bi-monthly. We will also expand the number of pages in these publications, and Ecological Monographs, beginning in the new year. We anticipate publishing 25% more pages in 2000 than in 1999.
These changes are part of a larger vision for the future of the Ecological Society of America's publications. We hope the increased timeliness and size of our journals, together with other important changes, will allow us to keep our competitive edge over for-profit journals, and thereby facilitate the communication of new ecological research findings and trends.
Our prices for the year 2000 will reflect the increases in the volume size and issue frequency described above. But our per-page charges will remain low (10-15 cents per page). Yearly subscriptions in 2000 will be as follows: $425 for Ecology, $175 for Ecological Applications, and $100 for Ecological Monographs.
As a nonprofit scientific society, we are sensitive to the plight of libraries facing the rising costs of journal subscriptions. ESA's primary mission is to disseminate scholarly information. We have kept our journal prices low because we want them to be available to the people who need them -- the people served by your library and thousands of other libraries worldwide.
By almost any criterion, our journals are among the most important resources for students, faculty, and other researchers in the life and environmental sciences. Our journals offer many of the most important articles in the field, as reflected in their ISI Impact Factor ratings: Ecology, Ecological Applications, and Ecological Monographs held three of the top eight 1996 Impact Factors among primary research journals in ecology. Articles in Ecological Monographs are cited more frequently than articles in any other journal in ecology. And in terms of total number of citations and in the number of citations per dollar, Ecology leads all journals reporting original research findings in the field.
As we grow and change, we will continue working closely with librarians, and will make every effort to incorporate your feedback into our plans.
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