From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 18:25:24 -0400 Jevin West, Ted Bergstrom, Carl Bergstrom. Cost Effectiveness of Open Access Publications. http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1132&context=ted_bergstrom To be published in Fall 2014: Economic Inquiry 52.4 (2014) [A journal from Western Economic Association & Wiley] Abstract Open access publishing has been proposed as one possible solution to the serials crisis—the rapidly growing subscription prices in scholarly journal publishing. How- ever, open access publishing can present economic pitfalls as well, such as excessive article processing charges. We discuss the decision that an author faces when choosing to submit to an open access journal. We develop an interactive tool to help authors compare among alternative open access venues and thereby get the most for their article processing charges. SEE ALSO: Previous Bergstrom et al article about price of journal bundles, as per LIBLICENSE-l June 27th, 2014: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/06/11/1403006111.full.pdf+html