Congratulations to AAAS (and a few others)

[David Goodman <dgoodman@princeton.edu>]

Mike is of course totally correct that Science is among the few scholarly
publications that is available on other than a calendar year basis. (The
Nature group of titles is another prominent one; so are some medical
journals.) In his enlightened position he may not be aware of just how
inflexible most publishers are, at least with respect to scholarly science
and technology titles.

--
David Goodman
Biology Librarian, and
Co-Chair, Electronic Journals Task Force
Princeton University Library
dgoodman@princeton.edu         http://www.princeton.edu/~biolib/
phone: 609-258-3235            fax: 609-258-2627

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MSPINELL wrote:
> 
> David,
> 
> Well, I can't answer for any other publishers, but I am mystified by the
> following statement below:
> 
> "universal contract provision in paper subscriptions for non-cancellable
> payment in advance and being able to start only on Jan. 1"
> 
> Where does Science fit in this 'universe'?
> 
> 1) there is no contract for print Science;
> 2) subscriptions to Science are cancellable for a pro-rated refund; and
> 3) we have 'rolling' subscriptions, meaning you can start one at any time
> of the year.
> 
> Points 2 & 3 are also true for Science Online, and I wish point 1 were as
> well, but alas, we do have a 2-page contract for it...
> 
> Are the onerous provisions you name *really* pervasive among other
> scholarly publishers? Sorry if this is a diversion from the topic at hand,
> but I am genuinely surprised by this information.
> 
> Mike Spinella