Ortelbacb, B (Ortelbacb, Bjoern); Scbulz, S (Scbulz, Sebastian); Hagenbo, S (Hagenbo, Svenja) Journal Prices Revisited: A Regression Analysis of Prices in the Scholarly Journal Market SERIALS REVIEW, 34 (3): 190-198 SEP 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: ortelbach at gmx.net; sschu1Z8 at uni-goettingen.de; shagenh at uni-
goettingen.de 

Author(s): Ortelbacb, B (Ortelbacb, Bjoern); Scbulz, S (Scbulz, 
Sebastian); Hagenbo, S (Hagenbo, Svenja) 

Title: Journal Prices Revisited: A Regression Analysis of Prices in the 
Scholarly Journal Market 

Source: SERIALS REVIEW, 34 (3): 190-198 SEP 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Keywords Plus: STATISTICAL-ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS JOURNALS; PRICING 
PRACTICES; PUBLISHERS 

Abstract: Increasing prices of scholarly journals have been subject to 
fierce discussion for several decades. In this paper the authors integrate 
influence factors of journal prices analyzed in different previous studies 
in a unified regression model based on current data. Three different 
models are calculated. In the first model (overall market) the largest 
influence was found for the size of the journal. Additionally, the authors 
calculate separate regression models for STM (Scientific, Technical, 
Medical) vs. HSS (Humanities and Social Sciences) journals and for for-
profit vs. not-for-profit journals. The first comparison found that the 
influence of the number of published articles is much lower for HSS 
Journals. The comparison between for-profit and not-for-profit journals 
showed that the influence of the circulation of a journal on its price is 
higher in the for-profit segment. Serials Review 2008; 34:190-198. (C) 
2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 

Addresses: [Ortelbacb, Bjoern] Henkel KGaA, D-40589 Dusseldorf, Germany; 
[Scbulz, Sebastian] Univ Gottingen, Inst Mkt & Retailing, Dept Mkt, D-
37073 Gottingen, Germany; [Hagenbo, Svenja] Univ Gottingen, Chair Informat 
Syst & E Business, D-37073 Gottingen, Germany 

Reprint Address: Ortelbacb, B, Henkel KGaA, D-40589 Dusseldorf, Germany. 

E-mail Address: ortelbach at gmx.net; sschu1Z8 at uni-goettingen.de; shagenh at uni-
goettingen.de 

Cited Reference Count: 18 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: ELSEVIER INC 

Publisher Address: 525 B STREET, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA 

ISSN: 0098-7913 

DOI: 10.1016/j.serrev.2008.06.010 

29-char Source Abbrev.: SER REV 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Ser. Rev. 

Source Item Page Count: 9 

Subject Category: Information Science & Library Science 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 369NA 

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