Ted Bergstrom has done a terrific job compiling this type of journal information at http://www.journalprices.com/ The journal dataset can be directly downloaded at http://www.journalprices.com/SummaryData.xls Classifying the journals as non-profit or for-profit can be somewhat tricky, of course. By way of explanation, Ted writes "In this list, we have tried to list the profit status of journal owners rather than journal publishers, because many societies own their own journals and control the pricing, but have a commercial publisher handle the subscriptions. I am sure that we have not got all of this straightened out, but we have made a try. The best way I have found to check ownership is to look at an article in the journal and see who has the copyright, the publisher or a society."
Lastly, I would like to make a plug for a past, relevant paper by Ted and Carl Bergstrom. This article had a profound effect on my thoughts about scientific publishing and continues to influence where my students and I submit manuscripts. Bergstrom, C. T. and T. C. Bergstrom. 2006. The economics of ecology journals. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 4(9):488-495 http://octavia.zoology.washington.edu/publications/BergstromAndBergstrom06.pdf -- Alan Wilson Program Director - National Science Foundation - Population and Community Ecology & Associate Professor - Auburn University - Fisheries - www.wilsonlab.com - 703-292-5190 -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sheila Ward Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 6:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Nonprofit publishers of ecology related journals Dear all: Please send me the names of nonprofit publishers and the journals they publish that are in some way related to ecology. I will compile a list and get it back to ecolog, or make it available for those who would like it. -- Sheila Ward, PhD
