Re: [GOAL] Copernicus pricing: retraction of assessment of price tripling, re-affirming assessment of market volatility

2016-07-09 Thread Heather Morrison
Excellent points Dana, I basically agree. In interpreting price increases it is important to take into account the base price, increase in dollar (or euro etc.) terms as well as % increase. A 1% increase can be many times greater than a 100% increase. For example, a 1% increase on a

Re: [GOAL] Copernicus pricing: retraction of assessment of price tripling, re-affirming assessment of market volatility

2016-07-09 Thread Roth, Dana L.
One additional thought ... I think it is a little disingenuous to talk about % increases in journal prices, if the actual amounts are not specifically mentioned. Heather's original posting on this topic, reminded me of when Annual Reviews [ http://www.annualreviews.org/ ] raised their print