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Congratulations to AAAS (and a few others)
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- Subject: Congratulations to AAAS (and a few others)
- From: David Goodman <dgoodman@princeton.edu>
- Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 19:27:36 EDT
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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 __________________________________________ 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
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