[LINK] RFC: The Cost-Profiles of Journal-Publishers

[Roger Clarke]

     The Cost-Profiles of Alternative Approaches to Journal-Publishing

          http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/EC/JP-CP.html

A model is developed of the costs incurred in operating a refereed 
journal.  Published information and estimates are used to apply the 
model to a computation of the total costs and per-article costs of 
various forms of journal-publishing, with particular attention paid 
to the various forms of open access.  Insight is provided into why 
for-profit publishing is considerably more expensive than equivalent 
activities undertaken by unincorporated mutuals and not-for-profit 
associations.  Conclusions are drawn concerning the current debates 
among conventional, commercial approaches and the various open 
alternatives.


Prepared for an invited presentation in a session on 'The Impact of 
Open Access on Publishers, Librarians and Academics', at the Fiesole 
Collection Retreat Series, no. 7, Melbourne, 29 April 2005
http://digital.casalini.it/retreat/retreat_2005.html

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Visiting Professor in the eCommerce Program, University of Hong Kong
Visiting Fellow in Computer Science,  Australian National University