Publication fees - Revision history

Jakob Suckale: /* Publication fees by journals */

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Publication fees by journals

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	\| PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases		\| PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
	\| 2200		\| 2200
-	~~\| open access~~
-	~~\| [http://www.plos.org/journals/pubfees.html]~~
-	\|-
-	~~\| PLoS ONE~~
-	~~\| 1300~~
	\| open access		\| open access
	\| [http://www.plos.org/journals/pubfees.html]		\| [http://www.plos.org/journals/pubfees.html]
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	\| open access, cheaper if institution has PNAS subscription		\| open access, cheaper if institution has PNAS subscription
	\| [http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020105 estimate of average] [http://www.pnas.org/site/misc/iforc.shtml#charges PNAS]		\| [http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020105 estimate of average] [http://www.pnas.org/site/misc/iforc.shtml#charges PNAS]
		+	\|-
		+	\| Nature Communications
		+	\| 0
		+	\| only with subscription; open access costs extra
		+	\| [http://www.nature.com/ncomms/authors/submit.html#Costs]
		+	\|-
		+	\| Nature Communications
		+	\| 3570
		+	\| open access option; subscription option free
		+	\| [http://www.nature.com/ncomms/authors/submit.html#Costs]
		+	\|-
		+	\| PLoS ONE
		+	\| 1300
		+	\| open access
		+	\| [http://www.plos.org/journals/pubfees.html]
	\|}		\|}

Jakob Suckale: see also

2009-01-16T10:16:16Z

Jakob Suckale: /* Articles on publication costs */

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Articles on publication costs

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	average yearly journal price increase 10% (section 1.11)		average yearly journal price increase 10% (section 1.11)
	<br><br>		<br><br>
-	typical income of science/tech/medicine journal 85% of total costs subscription, 5% advertising (section 3.9)	+	typical income of science/tech/medicine journal 85% of total costs subscription, 5% advertising, <1% page charges/submission fees (section 3.9)
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	typical costs of journal production 58% of total costs,.. <u>remaining margin 34%</u> (section 3.9)		typical costs of journal production 58% of total costs,.. <u>remaining margin 34%</u> (section 3.9)

Jakob Suckale: /* Articles on publication costs */

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Articles on publication costs

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	* [[Image:3stars.png]] [http://octavia.zoology.washington.edu/publishing/intro.html Economics of scholarly journal publishing, large website, 2001-2006 by Bergstrom and Bergstrom, Uni of Washington - focus on ecology]		* [[Image:3stars.png]] [http://octavia.zoology.washington.edu/publishing/intro.html Economics of scholarly journal publishing, large website, 2001-2006 by Bergstrom and Bergstrom, Uni of Washington - focus on ecology]
	<blockquote>		<blockquote>
-	"..in the fields of economics and ecology, the average institutional subscription <u>price per page charged by commercial journals is about 5 times that charged by non-profit</u> journals"	+	"..in the fields of economics and ecology, the average institutional subscription <u>price per page charged by commercial journals is about 5 times that charged by non-profit</u> journals [in ecology]" other fields both above and below this value
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	"In 2001, the average real (adjusted for inflation) price per page of journals owned by commercial publishers has approximately tripled, while that of non-profit economics journals has increased by "only" 50 percent."		"In 2001, the average real (adjusted for inflation) price per page of journals owned by commercial publishers has approximately tripled, while that of non-profit economics journals has increased by "only" 50 percent."
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	Table 1: Mean institutional price per page for journals in Neuroscience in 1997: <u>$0.89 (for profit), $0.10 (nonprofit)</u> [http://octavia.zoology.washington.edu/publishing/other_pageprice.html]		Table 1: Mean institutional price per page for journals in Neuroscience in 1997: <u>$0.89 (for profit), $0.10 (nonprofit)</u> [http://octavia.zoology.washington.edu/publishing/other_pageprice.html]
	</blockquote>		</blockquote>
		+
		+	* [[Image:2stars.png]] [http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/scipub/index.htm An Economic Analysis of Scientific Research Publishing] 2003 by Wellcome Trust (UK independent research charity [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellcome_Trust]); long 41 page report
		+	<blockquote>
		+	average yearly journal price increase 10% (section 1.11)
		+	<br><br>
		+	typical income of science/tech/medicine journal 85% of total costs subscription, 5% advertising (section 3.9)
		+	<br><br>
		+	typical costs of journal production 58% of total costs,.. <u>remaining margin 34%</u> (section 3.9)
		+	</blockquote>

	* [[Image:2stars.png]] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmsctech/399/39907.htm "The cost of journal provision" 2004, Select Committee on Science and Technology]		* [[Image:2stars.png]] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmsctech/399/39907.htm "The cost of journal provision" 2004, Select Committee on Science and Technology]

Jakob Suckale: /* Articles on publication costs */ Database of journal cost-effectiveness

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Articles on publication costs: Database of journal cost-effectiveness

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	wide ranges to accomodate all opinions)."		wide ranges to accomodate all opinions)."
	</blockquote>		</blockquote>
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		+	* [[Image:2stars.png]] [http://www.journalprices.com/ Database of journal cost-effectiveness]] created by Ted Bergstrom and Preston McAfee

	* [[Image:2stars.png]] [http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/ListArchives/0301/msg00060.html Journal and publication costs, corrected figures, 2003 - recorded Email thread started by David Goodman, Princeton]		* [[Image:2stars.png]] [http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/ListArchives/0301/msg00060.html Journal and publication costs, corrected figures, 2003 - recorded Email thread started by David Goodman, Princeton]

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		+	[[Image:Measuring currency symbols.jpg\|right\|200px\|picture by Brooks Elliott, CC-by-sa]]
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	As a life scientists you pay not only to publish your discoveries but also, in the case of subscriptions journals, when you want to read articles (including your own). Open access journals, like PLoS and BMC journals, make you pay only once when they accept an article. The fee includes their overhead for making the article available to others and yourself in the final layout.		As a life scientists you pay not only to publish your discoveries but also, in the case of subscriptions journals, when you want to read articles (including your own). Open access journals, like PLoS and BMC journals, make you pay only once when they accept an article. The fee includes their overhead for making the article available to others and yourself in the final layout.

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-	~~It would be great~~ to ~~have~~ an overview of publication fees. Please add to the list.	+	As a life scientists you pay not only to publish your discoveries but also, in the case of subscriptions journals, when you want to read articles (including your own). Open access journals, like PLoS and BMC journals, make you pay only once when they accept an article. The fee includes their overhead for making the article available to others and yourself in the final layout.
		+
		+	Hopefully, with your help, this page will grow into an overview of publication fees charged by various journals. Please add to the list.

	== Publication fees by journals ==		== Publication fees by journals ==
-	~~Please add alphabetically to the table. Publication costs are in US dollars. Please give a source link.~~

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Jakob Suckale: /* Publication fees by journals */

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	\| NAR Nucleic Acid Research		\| NAR Nucleic Acid Research
	\| 2670		\| 2670
-	\| open access, ~~non-~~members	+	\| open access, cheaper for members
	\| [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/nar/announce_openaccess.html#Publication%20Charges]		\| [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/nar/announce_openaccess.html#Publication%20Charges]
	\|-		\|-

Jakob Suckale: /* Publication fees by journals */

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	\|-		\|-
	\| PNAS		\| PNAS
-	\| ~~2550-~~2900	+	\| 2900
	\| open access, cheaper if institution has PNAS subscription		\| open access, cheaper if institution has PNAS subscription
	\| [http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020105 estimate of average] [http://www.pnas.org/site/misc/iforc.shtml#charges PNAS]		\| [http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020105 estimate of average] [http://www.pnas.org/site/misc/iforc.shtml#charges PNAS]

Jakob Suckale: /* Publication fees by journals */

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Publication fees by journals

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	\| open access, non-members		\| open access, non-members
	\| [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/nar/announce_openaccess.html#Publication%20Charges]		\| [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/nar/announce_openaccess.html#Publication%20Charges]
-	\|-
-	~~\| PNAS~~
-	~~\| 1700~~
-	~~\| average costs, paid access~~
-	~~\| [http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020105 estimate of average] [http://www.pnas.org/site/misc/iforc.shtml#charges PNAS]~~
-	\|-
-	~~\| PNAS~~
-	~~\| 2550-2900~~
-	~~\| open access, cheaper if institution has PNAS subscription~~
-	~~\| [http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020105 estimate of average] [http://www.pnas.org/site/misc/iforc.shtml#charges PNAS]~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| PLoS Biology		\| PLoS Biology
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	\| open access		\| open access
	\| [http://www.plos.org/journals/pubfees.html]		\| [http://www.plos.org/journals/pubfees.html]
		+	\|-
		+	\| PNAS
		+	\| 1700
		+	\| average costs, paid access
		+	\| [http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020105 estimate of average] [http://www.pnas.org/site/misc/iforc.shtml#charges PNAS]
		+	\|-
		+	\| PNAS
		+	\| 2550-2900
		+	\| open access, cheaper if institution has PNAS subscription
		+	\| [http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020105 estimate of average] [http://www.pnas.org/site/misc/iforc.shtml#charges PNAS]
	\|}		\|}

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	* [[Image:1star.png]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_journal#Cost Wikipedia entry: scientific journal, section: costs]		* [[Image:1star.png]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_journal#Cost Wikipedia entry: scientific journal, section: costs]
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		+	== See also ==
		+	* [[Scientific publishing]]