Re: Do governments subsidize journals (was: Who gets hurt by Open

["Sally Morris \(ALPSP\)" <sally.morris@alpsp.org>]

Other reports, as I mentioned, suggest that in STM at least (which is
where there are most OA journals at present) the industry share of revenue
is one side or the other of 50%.  Elsevier is a sample of one, albeit a
large one.

Sally Morris, Chief Executive
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Email:  sally.morris@alpsp.org

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Prosser" <david.prosser@bodley.ox.ac.uk>
To: <liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 11:42 PM
Subject: RE: Do governments subsidize journals (was: Who gets hurt by Open

> Sally
>
> Two interesting figures quoted recently suggest this is not the case.
>
> You quoted Don King's research that suggested that 25% of papers come from
> authors in industry.
>
> Tony McSean, from Elsevier, tells us (on another list) that 25% of
> Elsevier's revenue comes from industry.
>
> If we move to a financial model that receives revenue at the input stage,
> and if industry does author 25% of papers as Professor King suggests, then
> industry will account for 25% of revenues - exactly matching the
> proportion received from industry by Elsevier at the moment.  So, no 'free
> rider' problem, no shift in balance, and no transfer of costs to the tax
> payer.
>
> (Of course some publishers receive more from industry and some less -
> until we get better figures let's take Elsevier's 25% as an average.)
>
> David