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Subscription Pricing for Journals
Dear All,
I have a doubt for the Fair pricing of the journals subscription, could anyone please suggest me how to negotiate with the publishers or with the subscription agencies.very often we see publishers did not disclose the pricing of the journals on public domain or on their own sites.
How can we assess that the quote they are providing us is minimum pricing. As per my observation, some of publishers are asking huge some of money for the subscription of particular journal in the name of institutional subscription (some times even 20 to 30 times more than that of personal subscription). And if you are from corporate they ask even more. Do you think this is fair?
If not what can we done to stop such a practice of publishers or the subscription agencies and be in win win situation.
I am sure that some of you may have experienced the same. I would like to invite all of you for a fruitful discussion on the topic.
Thanking you
With regards,
Ram Laut Tyagee
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Permalink Reply by Rajib Roy on
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In practical sense of foreign journals, we see the journals price proof and GOC in date of invoice and what currency should apply in India.
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Permalink Reply by Sweety on
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sir i think u r wrong library ke liye discount hota he. Aur aap annualy be subscribed kara sakte usme benefit hota he
And the main theing Journal are already costly.
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Mam, @sweety, please see GOC terms and condition....up ko sahi galat pata chal jayaga ( Some time follow Library Committee rules)(
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Permalink Reply by Subhash Khode on
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All most of reputed publishers have its own websites so you can check the price if you think subscription
agency charging more amount than actual subscription. You cannot do anything if publishers charge
more amount on institutional subscription than personal subscription because it is their policy, however
you can ask some discount from subscription agency(not for reputed publishers). I am working as a Librarian but from last three years i have started subscription services for libraries with my friend and
we are giving some discount from our profit to institutions. suppose if a publisher offers us 15% discount on their journals then we give 5% discount to institutions. It is depends on publisher's discount to any agency. It means you can ask for discount to any subscription agency but it is depends on journal and their cost.
Subhash Khode
Librarian
Mahakal Institute of Technology
Ujjain
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Permalink Reply by Ram Laut Tyagee on
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@Subhash,
my main question is how to assess publishers price that if they charging more, you might have seen that some of reputed publishers did not disclose their prices on their site. and they refer to contact their representatives for institutional subscriptions.
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Give me some name of publishers of journal for which you want to know the subscription cost
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