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Social science titles

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Median journal prices ranged from £119 (University of Chicago) to £513 (Wiley) in 2006

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Increases in the median journal price between 2000 and 2006 varied from 47%

(Elsevier) to 120% (University of Chicago).

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Median price per page ranged from 13p (University of Chicago) to 93p (Wiley) in 2006

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Increases in the median price per page between 2000 and 2006 varied from 20%

(Elsevier) to 91% (Sage).

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The proportions of titles identified without an impact factor in 2005 varied from 27%

(Elsevier) to 69% (Cambridge University Press). Several publishers had relatively few

titles included in the analyses of impact factor for social science titles

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Median price per point of impact factor ranged from £110 (University of Chicago) to £775

(Springer) in 2006

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Changes in the median price per point of impact factor between 2001 and 2006 varied

from a fall of 20% (Elsevier) to an increase of 83% (Springer).

These results should be considered in conjunction with the broad economic climate over the

period. Averaged over all subjects and all publishers (not just those covered by this report),

journal prices are estimated to have increased by 39% between 2000 and 2006, while the retail

price index has risen by 16% over the same period.

The report gives full details of the methodology used, and the context to the research, as well as

a broad comparison of the publishers included, and detailed results for each.

Trends in scholarly journal prices 2000-2006

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