Re: NANFA-- "Hot" Topic - requests for information

Irate Mormon (archimedes_at_bayspringstel.net)
Tue, 10 Feb 2004 22:17:23 -0500

Sheesh. I think they already use that model. It's called "advertising" :-)

Prost,

Martin
Jackson, MS

Quoting Sajjad Lateef <sajjadlateef_at_yahoo.com>:

> Yes, that is the current state of affairs wrt publications.
>
> Some enterprising publishers are trying to create a new
> model - the authors pay for publication, but, the journal
> is then free to the public. An standard 8-page article
> may cost $1000-$2000 to get published including peer-review.
>
> Sajjad
>
> From: "Bruce Stallsmith" <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
>
> Journals don't pay you anything for an article; if anything
> you pay them so-called page fees. Not in Science or Nature, but
> if you publish in those journals your career and professional
> standing are hugrly enhanced. And you can impress your mom, too.
>
> - --Bruce Stallsmith
> Huntsville, AL, US of A
>
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