Publishing services provider Allen Press, Inc., US, has released the 2012 Study of Subscription Prices for Scholarly Society Journals.
The study, published regularly, has evolved as a result of the current economic climate and the changing nature of scholarly publishing. It summarises data on historical prices over the past two years from about 220 publications appearing in the Allen Press Buyer’s Guide to Scientific, Medical, and Scholarly Journals as well as more than 20 society/association publishers who were surveyed about pricing trends and future plans for their publications.
A new component provides an overview of the challenges facing libraries with potential impact on scholarly publishers. This includes insights into how libraries make purchasing and cancellation decisions in the 21st century. In addition, the study reports on industry trends pertaining to content distribution and subscription models.
The free publication is currently available on the Allen Press website at http://allenpress.com/resources/education/jps.
