And the Beat Goes On: Serials Crisis Redux
Library Journal has published its annual review of serials prices. This year, its title is "Serial Wars."
There is considerable discussion of open access issues in the article, and Peter Suber has commented: "This is an excellent picture of where OA stands today. If you have colleagues who want to know what’s been happening and only have time for one article, give them this URL."
As usual, the big bucks in serials are for STM journals (see the table below from the article), and, no surprise, the country with the highest average price per title is the Netherlands.
TABLE 1 AVERAGE 2007 PRICE FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
Discipline Average Price Per Title Chemistry $3,429 Physics 2,865 Engineering 2,071 Biology 1,676 Technology 1,502 Astronomy 1,426 Geology 1,424 Food Science 1,345 Math & Computer Science $1,313 Zoology 1,308 Health Sciences 1,199 Botany 1,179 General Science 1,139 Geography 1,050 Agriculture 898
What about next year?: "Expect overall price increases to be in the seven percent to nine percent range for 2008 subscriptions."
Latest posts in Publishing
Sandy Thatcher, Director of the Penn State University Press, to Retire
- November 21st, 2008- End of an Era: PC Magazine Drops Print - November 20th, 2008
- Federal Judge John Sprizzo Tentatively Approves Google-AAP/AG Settlement - November 18th, 2008
Latest posts in Scholarly Communication
- ARL Report: Current Models of Digital Scholarly Communication - November 10th, 2008
- Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog Update (11/5/08) - November 5th, 2008
- New Book from EDUCAUSE: The Tower and the Cloud - October 28th, 2008
Latest posts in Serials Crisis
- Greater Western Library Alliance Joins SCOAP3 for 18 Members - July 12th, 2008
- Elsevier Says Its 2009 Journal Price Increases Average Six Percent or Less - July 8th, 2008
- Open Access to High-Energy Physics Journals: Greater Western Library Alliance Expresses Interest in SCOAP3 Project - April 19th, 2008
