Dewatripont, M; Ginsburgh, V; Legros, P; Walckiers, A Pricing of scientific journals and market power JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION, 5 (2-3): 400-410 APR-MAY 2007

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: mdewat at ulb.ac.be; vginsbur at ulb.ac.be; plegros at ulb.ac.be; 
awalckie at ulb.ac.be 

Author(s): Dewatripont, M (Dewatripont, Mathias); Ginsburgh, V (Ginsburgh, 
Victor); Legros, P (Legros, Patrick); Walckiers, A (Walckiers, Alexis) 

Title: Pricing of scientific journals and market power 

Source: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION, 5 (2-3): 400-410 APR-
MAY 2007 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Abstract: We analyze the empirical relationship between journal prices, 
their quality measured by their citation counts, their age, as well as 
conduct of publishers. The database covers 22 scientific fields and more 
than 2,600 of among the most highly reputed and cited journals in 2003. We 
show that (a) for-profit journals charge roughly 3 times more than 
journals run by scientific societies; (b) the number of citations has a 
positive impact on prices; (c) there are large differences in prices 
across fields that vary by a factor between 1 and 6; these are highly (and 
positively) correlated with the degree of concentration in the industry. 

Addresses: Univ Libre Bruxelles, ECARES, Brussels, Belgium 

Reprint Address: Dewatripont, M, Univ Libre Bruxelles, ECARES, Brussels, 
Belgium. 

E-mail Address: mdewat at ulb.ac.be; vginsbur at ulb.ac.be; plegros at ulb.ac.be; 
awalckie at ulb.ac.be 

Cited Reference Count: 16 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: M I T PRESS 

Publisher Address: 238 MAIN STREET, STE 500, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142-1046 USA 

ISSN: 1542-4766 

29-char Source Abbrev.: J EUR ECON ASSOC 

ISO Source Abbrev.: J. Eur. Econ. Assoc. 

Source Item Page Count: 11 

Subject Category: Economics 

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