Trends in Journal Pricing
Journal subscription costs, especially in the scientific, technical,
and medical fields, are creating a crisis among academic libraries.
Average increase in subscription costs for print journals, 1992-2003
(Based on the combined increase of journal subscriptions in the disciplines
of Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Psychology and Sociology & Anthropology.)
Increase in subscription costs for print journals by discipline,
1992-2002
(Data from the U.S. Periodical Price Index, 1992 & 2002.)
| Discipline |
1992 |
2002 |
% Increase |
|
| Biology |
$471.00 |
$1,097.00 |
191% |
| Chemistry |
$736.00 |
$2,143.00 |
133% |
| Medicine |
$267.01 |
$789.44 |
196% |
| Psychology |
$145.22 |
$387.15 |
167% |
| Sociology & Anthropology |
$91.19 |
$217.37 |
138% |
| Average |
$342.08 |
$926.73 |
171% |
Increase in subscription costs for print journals by discipline,
1992-2002
For questions regarding trends in journal pricing, please contact
Edward Tawyea, Director of AISR and University Librarian, at 215-503-8848
or Edward.Tawyea@jefferson.edu.
