From: James Jordan <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:13:49 -0400

It's a good question.  I asked it recently of an anthropologist who
complained about Wiley's handling of his association's journals.
Where were they when their association decided to move the journals
from the University of California Press?

James D. Jordan
President and Director
Columbia University Press
New York, NY 10023
www.cup.columbia.edu
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On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:59 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:46:49 -0500
>
> It does seem odd that societies would outsource their journal
> publishing to large commercial publishers because they can be assured
> in advance (1) that the prices will go way up,  (2) fewer individuals
> will be able to afford to subscribe to them, and (3) any profits made
> will not redound to the benefit of academic research since they will
> go to pay shareholders or be used to grow the size of the company
> further so as to  increase its market share.  Why do scholars complain
> about commercial journal practices and then turn around and allow
> their societies to help those companies profit even further at the
> expense of academe?
>
> Sandy Thatcher
>
>
> At 12:31 PM -0700 4/25/12, Heather Morrison wrote:
>
> > Interesting post and article by Matthew Thibeault:
> > http://matthewthibeault.com/2012/04/16/the-politics-of-journal-publishing/
> >
> > For-profit journals in this area charge 250% more than non-for-profits. Why? Because they can!
> >
> > Heather G. Morrison