Tables for "Choosing Sides--Periodical Price Survey 2005"
-- Library Journal, 04/15/2005
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TABLE 1 AVERAGE 2005 PRICE FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
| Discipline |
Average Price Per Title |
| Chemistry |
$2,868 |
| Physics |
2,719 |
| Engineering |
1,683 |
| Biology |
1,494 |
| Technology |
1,460 |
| Math & Computer Science |
1,267 |
| Astronomy |
1,235 |
| Geology |
1,197 |
| Botany |
1,109 |
| Food Science |
1,107 |
| Health Sciences |
1,081 |
| General Science |
1,059 |
| Zoology |
1,053 |
| Geography |
945 |
| Agriculture |
799 |
TABLE 2 COST HISTORY GROUPED BY LC SUBJECT
| Subject |
Average No. of Titles 2001–2005 |
Average Cost Per Title 2001 |
Average Cost Per Title 2002 |
% of Change '01–'02 |
Average Cost Per Title 2003 |
% of Change '02–'03 |
Average Cost Per Title 2004 |
% of Change '03–'04 |
Average Cost Per Title 2005 |
% of Change '04–'05 |
'01–'05 % of Change |
| Agriculture |
141 |
$585 |
$626 |
7 |
$677 |
8 |
$749 |
11 |
$799 |
7 |
37 |
| Anthropology |
39 |
246 |
266 |
8 |
287 |
8 |
312 |
9 |
328 |
5 |
33 |
| Art & Architecture |
62 |
107 |
109 |
2 |
117 |
7 |
126 |
7 |
135 |
7 |
26 |
| Astronomy |
9 |
918 |
1,088 |
19 |
1,160 |
7 |
1,253 |
8 |
1,235 |
-1 |
35 |
| Biology |
194 |
1,094 |
1,171 |
7 |
1,276 |
9 |
1,392 |
9 |
1,494 |
7 |
37 |
| Botany |
55 |
814 |
864 |
6 |
931 |
8 |
1,017 |
9 |
1,109 |
9 |
36 |
| Business & Economics |
246 |
491 |
539 |
10 |
594 |
10 |
646 |
9 |
702 |
9 |
43 |
| Chemistry |
179 |
2,140 |
2,321 |
8 |
2,505 |
8 |
2,699 |
8 |
2,868 |
6 |
34 |
| Education |
92 |
261 |
285 |
9 |
308 |
8 |
335 |
9 |
367 |
9 |
41 |
| Engineering |
224 |
1,217 |
1,323 |
9 |
1,430 |
8 |
1,550 |
8 |
1,683 |
9 |
38 |
| Food Science |
16 |
818 |
860 |
5 |
926 |
8 |
1,014 |
10 |
1,107 |
9 |
35 |
| General Science |
59 |
755 |
828 |
10 |
914 |
10 |
988 |
8 |
1,059 |
7 |
40 |
| General Works |
63 |
76 |
78 |
3 |
87 |
11 |
98 |
14 |
110 |
11 |
45 |
| Geography |
52 |
685 |
769 |
12 |
835 |
9 |
912 |
9 |
945 |
4 |
38 |
| Geology |
73 |
884 |
951 |
8 |
1,025 |
8 |
1,115 |
9 |
1,197 |
7 |
35 |
| Health Sciences |
1,217 |
781 |
839 |
7 |
915 |
9 |
999 |
9 |
1,081 |
8 |
38 |
| History |
192 |
115 |
121 |
5 |
134 |
11 |
149 |
11 |
163 |
10 |
42 |
| Language & Literature |
283 |
108 |
115 |
7 |
127 |
10 |
141 |
11 |
154 |
9 |
42 |
| Law |
66 |
158 |
173 |
10 |
190 |
9 |
207 |
9 |
221 |
7 |
39 |
| Library & Information Science |
51 |
267 |
285 |
7 |
314 |
10 |
345 |
10 |
386 |
12 |
45 |
| Math & Computer Science |
179 |
968 |
1,031 |
6 |
1,103 |
7 |
1,197 |
9 |
1,267 |
6 |
31 |
| Military & Naval Science |
7 |
345 |
329 |
-5 |
355 |
8 |
385 |
8 |
447 |
16 |
30 |
| Music |
40 |
77 |
86 |
12 |
93 |
8 |
97 |
4 |
114 |
18 |
49 |
| Philosophy & Religion |
115 |
140 |
150 |
7 |
166 |
10 |
183 |
10 |
197 |
8 |
41 |
| Physics |
197 |
2,012 |
2,192 |
9 |
2,365 |
8 |
2,550 |
8 |
2,719 |
7 |
35 |
| Political Science |
39 |
212 |
243 |
14 |
271 |
12 |
303 |
12 |
333 |
10 |
57 |
| Psychology |
124 |
340 |
371 |
9 |
397 |
7 |
435 |
9 |
472 |
9 |
39 |
| Recreation |
17 |
120 |
138 |
14 |
145 |
6 |
156 |
8 |
179 |
15 |
49 |
| Sociology |
231 |
311 |
340 |
9 |
371 |
9 |
419 |
13 |
455 |
9 |
46 |
| Technology |
185 |
1,057 |
1,152 |
9 |
1,252 |
9 |
1,359 |
9 |
1,460 |
7 |
38 |
| Zoology |
84 |
820 |
888 |
8 |
954 |
7 |
988 |
4 |
1,053 |
7 |
28 |
TABLE 3 AVERAGE PRICE PER TITLE BY COUNTRY 2005
| Country |
Number of ISI Titles |
Average Price Per Title |
| Ireland |
33 |
$2,354 |
| The Netherlands |
473 |
2,327 |
| Austria |
23 |
1,346 |
| England |
1,002 |
1,327 |
| Germany |
287 |
1,317 |
| Singapore |
12 |
1,182 |
| Switzerland |
78 |
1,028 |
| New Zealand |
22 |
801 |
| United States |
2,145 |
679 |
| China |
5 |
612 |
| Sweden |
7 |
430 |
| Russia |
16 |
411 |
| Israel |
12 |
353 |
| France |
99 |
344 |
| Czech Republic |
12 |
324 |
| Spain |
14 |
311 |
| Japan |
63 |
309 |
| Hungary |
5 |
297 |
| Slovakia |
5 |
294 |
| Australia |
24 |
230 |
| Canada |
97 |
226 |
| Norway |
11 |
211 |
| Scotland |
8 |
172 |
| Italy |
44 |
171 |
| Finland |
5 |
136 |
| Belgium |
13 |
127 |
| India |
7 |
126 |
| Mexico |
6 |
123 |
| Average Cost of an ISI Title: $1,008 |
TABLE 4 COST HISTORY BY CONTINENT/COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
| Continent / Country |
Average No. of Titles 2001–2005 |
Average Cost 2001 |
Average Cost 2002 |
% of Change '01–'02 |
Average Cost 2003 |
% of Change '02–'03 |
Average Cost 2004 |
% of Change '03–'04 |
Average Cost 2005 |
% of Change '04–'05 |
'01–'05 % of Change |
| NORTH AMERICA |
| United States |
2,146 |
$498 |
$537 |
8 |
$581 |
8 |
$631 |
9 |
$679 |
8 |
36 |
| Canada |
96 |
169 |
178 |
5 |
189 |
6 |
211 |
11 |
226 |
7 |
33 |
| Other |
7 |
101 |
107 |
6 |
109 |
1 |
121 |
11 |
122 |
1 |
21 |
| Average for all North America |
2,249 |
483 |
520 |
8 |
563 |
8 |
611 |
9 |
657 |
8 |
36 |
| EUROPE |
| France * |
93 |
233 |
234 |
1 |
280 |
19 |
334 |
19 |
344 |
3 |
48 |
| Germany * |
292 |
887 |
970 |
9 |
1,069 |
10 |
1,217 |
14 |
1,317 |
8 |
49 |
| Ireland * |
34 |
1,726 |
1,845 |
7 |
2,003 |
9 |
2,145 |
7 |
2,354 |
10 |
36 |
| Italy * |
43 |
118 |
116 |
-1 |
129 |
11 |
157 |
22 |
171 |
9 |
45 |
| The Netherlands * |
475 |
1,751 |
1,873 |
7 |
2,023 |
8 |
2,187 |
8 |
2,327 |
6 |
33 |
| Switzerland |
77 |
700 |
764 |
9 |
804 |
5 |
932 |
16 |
1,028 |
10 |
47 |
| United Kingdom |
997 |
915 |
1,023 |
12 |
1,114 |
9 |
1,213 |
9 |
1,310 |
8 |
43 |
| Other |
112 |
370 |
420 |
13 |
457 |
9 |
516 |
13 |
505 |
-2 |
36 |
| Average for all Europe |
2,123 |
1,028 |
1,126 |
10 |
1,227 |
9 |
1,345 |
10 |
1,426 |
6 |
39 |
| ASIA |
| Japan |
62 |
280 |
277 |
-1 |
279 |
1 |
290 |
4 |
309 |
7 |
11 |
| Other |
47 |
392 |
405 |
3 |
425 |
5 |
444 |
5 |
482 |
8 |
23 |
| Average for all Asia |
109 |
327 |
332 |
1 |
341 |
3 |
356 |
4 |
385 |
8 |
17 |
| AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND |
46 |
294 |
341 |
16 |
405 |
19 |
458 |
13 |
503 |
10 |
71 |
| SOUTH AMERICA |
14 |
85 |
87 |
3 |
91 |
4 |
91 |
0 |
95 |
4 |
12 |
| AFRICA |
9 |
72 |
88 |
22 |
109 |
24 |
106 |
-3 |
111 |
4 |
54 |
TABLE 5 COST HISTORY BY BROAD SUBJECT
| Subject |
Average No. of Titles 2001–2005 |
Average Cost Per Title 2001 |
Average Cost Per Title 2002 |
% of Change '01–'02 |
Average Cost Per Title 2003 |
% of Change '02–'03 |
Average Cost Per Title 2004 |
% of Change '03–'04 |
Average Cost Per Title 2005 |
% of Change '04–'05 |
'01–'05 % of Change |
| ARTS AND HUMANITIES CITATION INDEX |
| U.S. |
503 |
$123 |
$131 |
6.5 |
$141 |
7.6 |
$153 |
8.5 |
$162 |
5.9 |
31.7 |
| NON-U.S. |
532 |
158 |
170 |
7.6 |
191 |
12.4 |
218 |
14.1 |
235 |
7.8 |
48.7 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES CITATION INDEX |
| U.S. |
822 |
250 |
270 |
8.0 |
294 |
8.9 |
321 |
9.2 |
349 |
8.7 |
39.6 |
| NON-U.S. |
587 |
497 |
547 |
10.1 |
598 |
9.3 |
662 |
10.7 |
721 |
8.9 |
45.1 |
| SCIENCE CITATION INDEX |
| U.S. |
1,200 |
786 |
848 |
7.9 |
918 |
8.3 |
994 |
8.3 |
1,068 |
7.4 |
35.9 |
| NON-U.S. |
1,676 |
1,266 |
1,375 |
8.6 |
1,492 |
8.5 |
1,622 |
8.7 |
1,732 |
6.8 |
36.8 |
| SOURCE: LJ PERIODICAL PRICE SURVEY 2005 |
TABLE 6 2006 COST PROJECTIONS BY BROAD SUBJECT
|
No. of Titles |
% of List |
2005 Cost |
% of Cost |
Projected % of Increase |
Projected 2006 Cost |
% of Cost |
Projected Overall % Increase |
| ARTS AND HUMANITIES CITATION INDEX |
| U.S. |
490 |
53.0 |
$79,619 |
43.8 |
7.0 |
$85,192 |
43.2 |
8.4 |
| NON-U.S. |
434 |
47.0 |
102,140 |
56.2 |
9.5 |
111,843 |
56.8 |
|
| SOCIAL SCIENCES CITATION INDEX |
| U.S. |
779 |
57.7 |
271,864 |
39.8 |
9.0 |
296,332 |
39.7 |
9.3 |
| NON-U.S. |
571 |
42.3 |
411,589 |
60.2 |
9.5 |
450,690 |
60.3 |
|
| SCIENCE CITATION INDEX |
| U.S. |
1,127 |
41.3 |
1,204,002 |
30.3 |
7.5 |
1,294,302 |
30.3 |
7.5 |
| NON-U.S. |
1,602 |
58.7 |
2,774,380 |
69.7 |
7.5 |
2,982,459 |
69.7 |
|
| Projected Overall Increase For All ISI Titles: 7.8% |
TABLE 7 2006 COST PROJECTIONS BY TITLES IN ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER
| Academic Search Premier |
No. of Titles |
% of List |
2005 Cost |
% of Cost |
Projected % of Increase |
Projected 2006 Cost |
% of Cost |
Projected Overall % Increase |
| U.S. |
1,230 |
46.2 |
$449 |
35.4 |
8 |
$485 |
35 |
9.3 |
| NON-U.S. |
1,435 |
53.8 |
818 |
64.6 |
10 |
900 |
65 |
9.3 |
TABLE 8 COST HISTORY FOR TITLES IN ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER
| Subject |
Average No. of Titles 2001–2005 |
Average Cost Per Title 2001 |
Average Cost Per Title 2002 |
% of Change '01–'02 |
Average Cost Per Title 2003 |
% of Change '02–'03 |
Average Cost Per Title 2004 |
% of Change '03–'04 |
Average Cost Per Title 2005 |
% of Change '04–'05 |
'01–'05 % of Change |
| Agriculture |
51 |
$432 |
$458 |
6 |
$519 |
13 |
$624 |
20 |
$697 |
12 |
61 |
| Anthropology |
28 |
175 |
219 |
25 |
247 |
13 |
283 |
14 |
322 |
14 |
84 |
| Art & Architecture |
32 |
120 |
129 |
8 |
141 |
9 |
156 |
10 |
173 |
11 |
45 |
| Astronomy |
12 |
1,294 |
1,441 |
11 |
1,537 |
7 |
1,685 |
10 |
44 |
-97 |
-97 |
| Biology |
73 |
851 |
922 |
8 |
1,058 |
15 |
1,192 |
13 |
1,361 |
14 |
60 |
| Botany |
22 |
827 |
850 |
3 |
939 |
10 |
1,086 |
16 |
1,197 |
10 |
45 |
| Business & Economics |
88 |
187 |
220 |
17 |
240 |
9 |
271 |
13 |
297 |
10 |
59 |
| Chemistry |
45 |
1,604 |
1,937 |
21 |
2,094 |
8 |
2,294 |
10 |
2,469 |
8 |
54 |
| Education |
186 |
219 |
244 |
11 |
267 |
10 |
306 |
15 |
344 |
12 |
57 |
| Engineering |
142 |
671 |
774 |
15 |
850 |
10 |
937 |
10 |
1,033 |
10 |
54 |
| Food Science |
16 |
337 |
378 |
12 |
404 |
7 |
475 |
18 |
516 |
9 |
53 |
| General Science |
42 |
459 |
521 |
14 |
565 |
8 |
634 |
12 |
692 |
9 |
5 |
| General Works |
63 |
71 |
74 |
4 |
82 |
11 |
89 |
8 |
95 |
7 |
33 |
| Geography |
37 |
286 |
333 |
16 |
381 |
14 |
430 |
13 |
499 |
16 |
74 |
| Geology |
21 |
567 |
568 |
0 |
644 |
13 |
735 |
14 |
815 |
11 |
44 |
| Health Sciences |
604 |
460 |
519 |
13 |
588 |
13 |
663 |
13 |
742 |
12 |
61 |
| History |
169 |
142 |
152 |
7 |
173 |
14 |
192 |
11 |
212 |
11 |
49 |
| Language & Literature |
110 |
100 |
111 |
11 |
122 |
10 |
136 |
11 |
150 |
11 |
50 |
| Law |
68 |
207 |
227 |
10 |
247 |
9 |
276 |
12 |
298 |
8 |
44 |
| Library & Information Science |
45 |
102 |
114 |
12 |
121 |
6 |
131 |
8 |
139 |
6 |
36 |
| Math & Computer Science |
88 |
657 |
791 |
20 |
859 |
9 |
939 |
9 |
1,035 |
10 |
58 |
| Military & Naval Science |
16 |
152 |
167 |
9 |
181 |
8 |
196 |
9 |
219 |
11 |
44 |
| Music |
17 |
67 |
98 |
45 |
110 |
12 |
109 |
-1 |
130 |
19 |
93 |
| Philosophy & Religion |
120 |
146 |
158 |
9 |
178 |
12 |
196 |
10 |
217 |
11 |
49 |
| Physics |
84 |
1,623 |
1,856 |
14 |
2,000 |
8 |
2,172 |
9 |
2,384 |
10 |
47 |
| Political Science |
56 |
202 |
237 |
17 |
262 |
10 |
292 |
11 |
329 |
13 |
63 |
| Psychology |
67 |
318 |
352 |
11 |
386 |
10 |
439 |
14 |
498 |
13 |
5 |
| Recreation |
16 |
127 |
145 |
14 |
153 |
5 |
169 |
11 |
187 |
10 |
46 |
| Sociology |
194 |
201 |
228 |
14 |
256 |
12 |
286 |
12 |
317 |
11 |
58 |
| Technology |
59 |
667 |
763 |
14 |
850 |
11 |
935 |
10 |
1,047 |
12 |
57 |
| Zoology |
1 |
559 |
625 |
12 |
65 |
-90 |
65 |
0 |
65 |
0 |
-88 |
| SOURCE: LJ PERIODICAL PRICE SURVEY 2005 |
TABLE 9 COST HISTORY FOR TITLES IN MAGAZINE ARTICLE SUMMARIES ULTRA
| MAGAZINE ARTILCE SUMMARIES ULTRA |
Average No. of Titles 2001–2005 |
Average Cost Per Title 2001 |
Average Cost Per Title 2002 |
% of Change '01–'02 |
Average Cost Per Title 2003 |
% of Change '02–'03 |
Average Cost Per Title 2004 |
% of Change '03–'04 |
Average Cost Per Title 2005 |
% of Change '04–'05 |
'01–'05 % of Change |
| U.S. |
264 |
$52 |
$55 |
6 |
$58 |
5 |
$60 |
3 |
$63 |
5 |
21 |
| NON-U.S. |
34 |
105 |
109 |
4 |
127 |
17 |
141 |
11 |
154 |
9 |
47 |