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NEWS
__________________________________________ July 2004 -
Number 22
Announcing 2005 journal purchasing models
Journal Sales Team representatives
Additional journals joining Blackwell Publishing in 2004
Early announcement of 2005 journal changes
Compass – Web resources for navigating literature and historical studies
New agreement to provide access to online journals across Canada
What societies do with their publishing surpluses
CrossRefSearch: Google & publishers make the search of scholarly content better
We are pleased to inform you about the journals purchasing models from Blackwell Publishing for 2005. We are working on increasing the variety and flexibility of these models in order to meet customer demands and have several experimental pilot schemes in place. If you have any questions or would like further information about any of these models, please contact your nearest Journal Sales Team Representative
1. Choice of standard, premium + print, or premium online subscriptions on individual titles.- Standard subscriptions are at the list price and include print + online access to current and previous year’s content.
- Premium + print subscriptions are at 10% above the list price and include print + access to all available online volumes, including legacy issues and OnlineEarly articles. This level also includes archival rights to paid-for content.
- Premium online-only subscriptions are at 95% of the list price and include the premium access rights outlined above
2. Collection of Blackwell Publishing journals across all subject areas. Libraries can also choose to purchase the Science and Medicine Collection or the Social Science and Humanities Collection. New and transfer journals are included on a limited two-year trial basis. This is the most popular option for larger institutions and we have over 1500 customers worldwide.
- New for 2005: all customers can now make savings by switching their standard or premium + print subscriptions into premium online-only subscriptions at the 95% rate.
3.Upgrade to premium access of new trial journals at a 50% discount.
- Consortia customers can take advantage of a 50% discount on journals under 5 years old which are only included in the Consortia on a trial basis. Customers should upgrade to premium access at the 50% discount for new journals, and at the full rate for transfer journals, in order to secure archival rights and gain access to legacy content.
4.‘Flip’ pricing – A model which ‘flips’ the tradition of purchasing print plus a top-up fee for online access and makes the electronic fee the base price, with additional charges for print subscriptions. It is a centrally invoiced, multi-year deal with capped annual price increases and the option of discounted print subscriptions. This model is in pilot stage only and is subject to change.
- Available to agreed centrally managed large consortia only for 2005.
5.‘Core Plus’ – A usage-based pricing model with a core list of subscriptions plus pay per view access to the remaining titles. This model is in pilot stage only and is subject to change.
- Available to agreed pilot sites only for 2005.
6.Subject bundles available across the spectrum, from law to veterinary medicine, nursing to agriculture. Journals in the chosen bundle are available as premium online subscriptions.
- Suitable for specialist organizations wishing to expand their online access in a defined subject area.
7.Article bundles available for companies wishing to be charged in bulk for the articles used in their organization. Online access is charged per article downloaded and the invoice can be provided either before or following the use.
- New for 2005: Available to corporate customers wishing to set up an account.
8.Single article purchases – Customers may purchase instant access for 30 days to individual articles using their credit card. This service is available for users of Blackwell Synergy.
For more information on any of these library consortia purchasing options, please contact your nearest Journal Sales and Licensing representative:
Eastern US: Diane Conroy, diane.conroy@bos.blackwellpublishing.com
Central US and Canada: Heather Blaine, heather.blaine@bos.blackwellpublishing.com
Western US and Latin America: Maria Lopes, maria.lopes@bos.blackwellpublishing.com
Australia, NZ: Anne Bittner, anne.bittner@blackwellpublishingasia.com
Japan: Tomohiro Kadosaki, tomohiro.kadosaki@blackwellpublishingasia.com
Asia: Andrea Gilbey, andrea.gilbey@blackwellpublishingasia.com
UK, Scandinavia, Benelux: Paul Calow, paul.calow@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com
Southern Europe, India: Helen Crook, helen.crook@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com
Germany, Austria, E. Europe, Middle East: Reinhard Schülke, reinhard.schuelke@ber.blackwellpublishing.com
More information can also be found at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/librarians or by emailing journal.news@blackwellpublishing.com .
The following 6 titles are late additions to our journals list for this year:
Transferred to Blackwell:
American Business Law Journal
(ISSN: 0012-7766, Online ISSN: 1744-1714)
Formerly self-published by the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB), Blackwell is taking on publication from Volume 41:2. Please note that this journal is currently publishing late but we expect it to be back on schedule within a year.
Journal of Legal Studies Education
(ISSN: 0896-5811, Online ISSN: 1744-1722)
Blackwell will take on publication of the second ALSB journal with effect from Volume 21:2. Please note that this journal is also currently publishing late but we expect it to be back on schedule within a year
Working USA
(ISSN: 1089-7011, Online ISSN: 1743-4580)
Previously published by M.E. Sharpe, this important policy journal is published by Blackwell from Volume 8 (commencing September 2004). Please note that Volume 8 will include six issues (September 2004 through to December 2005); the journal will revert to publishing quarterly from 2006. Subscriptions to this journal are entered on a rolling start basis
New Start Titles:
Headache Currents
(ISSN: 1743-5005, Online ISSN: 1743-5013)
This new, peer-reviewed journal is being launched in partnership with the American Headache Society in June 2004. Three issues of Volume 1 will be published in 2004, and from Volume 2 (2005) the journal will publish as a bi-monthly source of late-breaking advances in the scientific understanding of headache, and the impact these advances will have on clinical practice
Journal of Sexual Medicine
(ISSN: 1743-6095, Online ISSN: 1743-6109)
Available in July 2004, the Journal of Sexual Medicine will publish multidisciplinary basic science and clinical research to define and understand the scientific basis of male and female sexual function and dysfunction. The new official journal of the International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research, this new journal will provide healthcare professionals in sexual medicine with essential educational content and promote the exchange of scientific information generated from experimental and clinical research
Japan Journal of Nursing Science
(ISSN: 1742-7932, Online ISSN: 1742-7924)
New title published on behalf of The Japan Academy of Nursing Science
We can confirm the following changes to our title list so far for 2005. More information will follow later in the year:
Titles transferring to Blackwell Publishing:
| Journal Title | Transferring from | |
| Fiscal Studies | Self-published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies | |
| Insect Science (previously Entomologica Sinica) | Chinese Academy of Sciences/Science Press | |
| Journal of Integrative Plant Science (previously Acta Botanica Sinica) |
Chinese Academy of Sciences/Science Press |
New start titles beginning in 2005:
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology
Foreign Policy Analysis
International Journal of Economic Theory
Management and Organization Review
Maternal and Child Nutrition (postponed from 2004)
Titles which will no longer be published by Blackwell:
| Journal Title | New Arrangement | |
| Allergology International | Transferring to the Japanese Society of Allergology | |
| Australian Journal of Earth Sciences | Transferring to Taylor and Francis Australia | |
| Ecological Research | Transferring to Springer-Verlag Japan | |
| The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice |
Transferring to Palgrave |
Titles Changes:
| Current Old Title | New Journal Title | |
| Annals of College of Surgeons of Hong Kong | Surgical Practice | |
| European Journal of Biochemistry | FEBS journal | |
| European Journal of Immunogenetics | International Journal of Immunogenetics | |
| JBI Reports | International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare | |
| Pediatric Anaesthesia | Pediatric Anesthesia | |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology |
History Compass and Literature Compass are two important new web resources which promise to revolutionize the way the subjects are taught and researched online.
Compass offers informative, authoritative content for students at all levels and their teachers, providing inspiration for discussion and essay topics, and a springboard for further reading and research that will boost the usage of existing library holdings.
Both History Compass and Literature Compass are guided by a team of Section Editors, leading experts in their fields, who work with an Editor-in-Chief and an international Editorial Board to bring together specially-commissioned, authoritative content which is updated regularly.
Take a look at http://www.history-compass.com and http://www.literature-compass.com
Features include:
For further information or a free trial of either History Compass or Literature Compass please contact Rachael Street at rachael.street@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com
Blackwell Publishing has signed an agreement with the four main library consortia in Canada to enable higher education institutions across the country to gain online access to peer-reviewed journals at a negotiated rate.
The deal, signed with the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), the Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL), the Council of Atlantic University Libraries (CAUL), and Conférence des Recteurs et des Principaux des Universités du Québec (CREPUQ), is available to institutions in every province and is aimed at bringing together the collective buying power and research needs of the nation’s scholarly community.
Already 26 universities from across Canada have taken advantage of the offer for 2004. This compares to 8 Canadian universities who had access to the complete Blackwell Publishing online journals collection prior to the signing of the four consortia agreement. With more than 70 higher education institutions in Canada we hope that more librarians within the consortia will choose to take part in the agreement over the coming months.
Any institution that is a member of OCUL, COPPUL, CAUL, or CREPUQ is entitled to participate in this Blackwell Publishing agreement for access to online journals. University libraries wishing to participate should contact their consortia representative directly, or email heather.blaine@bos.blackwellpublishing.com
Link to the press release: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/press/pressitem.asp?ref=51&site=1 .
Blackwell Publishing carried out a survey with ALPSP (Association of Learned Professional and Scholarly Publishers) on what societies do with their publishing surpluses. There were 68 respondents to the questionnaire.
Most respondents subsidise the supply of journals to members in some way. Equal numbers said they provide their journal free of charge or at a reduced price; only three respondents offer their journal at full price.
Surplus was defined as the amount of journal subscription and other revenue, after covering costs related to publishing the journal, which the society is able to use for other activities.
With societies that do their own publishing the average surplus is 18% of journal revenue which is an average 32% of the society’s income. With societies that use a publisher journal revenue is on average 33% of the society’s income.
Overall, respondents spend their surplus as a contribution to the general expenses of the organization, followed by re-investment in publishing, subsidy of conference fees and the subsidy of membership subscription. Those that do their own publishing rank re-investment in publishing second, while those that contract out rank this lower (5=). Those that contract out rank subsidy of conferences second, while those that do their own publishing rank this lower (5=). Research grants, bursaries, and reserves and endowments ranked lower. Those that self-publish rank public education third, while those that contract out rank it much lower (8).
Other activities mentioned under ‘other’ included:
Organizations that self-publish seem to spend more on reserves and endowments while those that contract out seem to spend more on research grants.
In the current debate on Open Access, the importance of journal profits to societies has been mentioned and indeed the right to make such profits has sometimes been questioned. This survey shows the significance of journals in the finances of societies and the benefits to members who use the journals.
A new initiative launched last month that enables users to search the full text of high-quality, peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, and other resources using the power of Google. Called CrossRef Search (or XRS), this new pilot programme utilizes the collaborative environment of CrossRef, the reference-linking service for scholarly publishing, and Google search technologies. All articles on Blackwell Synergy are included in the service, as is the content of eight other participating publishers.
The CrossRef Search pilot will run throughout 2004 to evaluate functionality and to gather feedback from scientists, scholars and librarians for the purpose of fine-tuning the program. CrossRef is also in discussion with other search engines.
Try CrossRef Search by visiting:
http://www.blackwellsynergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showSearch&type=external
To view the joint press release visit:
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/press/pressitem.asp?ref=46&site=1.
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