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