Today, researchers and institutions have a variety of options to purchase and access scholarly research journals. For the past decade, Elsevier has moderated print price increases, delivering consistent growth in quantity and quality of content over the years, taking into account article share, citation share, impact factor, usage growth, and inflation into account. At the same time we have achieved cost efficiencies in operations, production, sales, and distribution. Alongside the traditional models of print subscriptions, electronic access has opened up a wealth of functionality and flexibility in pricing and product options. Within ScienceDirect alone, there are   many products and services to choose from, ranging from individual articles via   pay-per-view, to   individual electronic subscriptions, to   Complete and   Freedom Collections and many options in between (  Standard Collection, Unique Title Lists,   Subject Collections). When purchasing in volume, via collections, consortia, or both; customers benefit from significant discounts. We also offer alternative models for specific market segments such as   College,   Corporate, and   Government editions.

The foundation of most academic and government pricing is based on an institutions’ core selection of journal titles or its   ’complete collection’. Once this primary agreement is established, institutions have the option to eliminate their print and select electronic-only access, reducing their subscription fees. There are options to eliminate print for all but a few titles, purchased at deeply discounted print subscriptions prices. Institutions augment the value of their complete collection by   adding titles never held in print. These collections are available starting as low as 2.5% of the catalog value of the collection. We offer electronic   backfile collections back to volume one, issue one, and we also offer non-journal content such as   Books on ScienceDirect.

But we know that these existing options are transitional models. With a view toward the future, we are now laying a foundation for pricing that will better reflect the increasing and varied future demands of consumers of research information.

Also see:

Supporting Libraries In a Challenging Economy

Reconsidering Journal Pricing In An Electronic Environment

Value of Research Information

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