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A Path to Survival for Japan’s Academic Journals

A Path to Survival for Japan’s Academic Journals. ICOLC March 16, 2004 Mikiko Tanifuji Associate Executive Director Institute of Pure and Applied Physics (IPAP), Tokyo. Our Concerns. Finances

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A Path to Survival for Japan’s Academic Journals

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  1. A Path to Survival forJapan’s Academic Journals ICOLC March 16, 2004 Mikiko Tanifuji Associate Executive Director Institute of Pure and Applied Physics (IPAP), Tokyo

  2. Our Concerns • Finances ------- publishing costs, including development & running costs, not balanced by subscription revenues. • Market ------- too many journals in a limited and static market. • “Correct” pricing ------ economically viable pricing for non-profit academic societies. • Customer service ------ quick response to claim, usage report… need to be professional.

  3. Case 1:Establishment of a Joint Publishing Institute – IPAP • Founding Societies Physical Society of Japan Founded 1877 - 19,000 members Members meet twice a year 5,200 participants & 4,000 presentations Japan Society of Applied Physics Founded 1946 - 23,000 members Members meet twice a year 9,000 participants & 5,000 presentations Research activities of members – very high

  4. Case 2: Establishment of Joint Publishing Institute – UniBio Press • UniBio Press (cf. BioOne) April 2004 - 3 titles～ 20 titles in 200x J. Mammalian Ova Research Mammal Study Zoological Science • Negotiating mutually acceptable pricing with the librarian community through Sparc/Japan Zoo. Sci. $175/yr in 2004 (+2.8%/yr in 2001)---->+0% in 2005?

  5. Case 3: Establishment of Collaborative Publishing – Materials Science • January 2001～ Japan Institute of Metals 9 societies and institutes + α (2004) Materials Transactions • Directly negotiate mutually acceptable pricing with the librarian community Mater. Trans. $480/yr print only, dual pricing ---->+X% in 2005 print+online set

  6. IPAP: Institute of Pure and Applied Physics Originally founded in 1961 in Tokyo, restructured in 2000. A member of CrossRef + Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP) Journal of the Physical Society of Japan (JPSJ) Progress of Theoretical Physics (PTP) Optical Review (OR) + Conference Series Online + Books Online ・Scientific journals published in Japan total 63 titles & 8,272articles (from NII) ・IPAP publishes 4 titles &3,200 articles/yr =39％ of all articles published

  7. Recent Publishing History • Print and Online edition 1996～ online publishing by academic societies 2000～ online publishing with government support (J-Stage) • Online Functions Citation linking (CrossRef), citing articles, cross search, … COUNTER • Current Subscription Model 1996～ free demonstration of online edition 2004～ subscription requirement for both online and print edition JJAP $1,630/yr in 2004 : +2.8%/yr since 2000 : +15% in 2005? JPSJ $1,475/yr in 2004: +0%/yr since 1984: +X% in 2005?

  8. Journals Published for Physical Societies Regular Papers, monthly Letters/weekly Japan Society of Applied Physics estd. 1962, publishes 10,000 pg/yr Physical Society of Japanestd. 1946, publishes 3,100 pg/yr Publication Office, Progress of Theoretical Physics estd. 1946, publishes 4,000 pg/yr Optical Society of Japan estd. 1994, publishes 600 pg/yr

  9. Dissemination of Japanese Research in Science • ESI（Essential Science Indicators)Highly-cited Journals Japanese universities have been listed inthe top 1% of articles from highly-cited journals over the past 10 years (by “Essential Science Indicators” Thomson ISI, term Jan 1, 1993 - Oct 1, 2003) Japanese research activities – very high

  10. Circulation of Japanese Research in Science • Important research, such as “GaN LED” by Shuji Nakamura, “The Kodo Effect” by Jun Kondo, and “Linear Response Theory” by R. Kubo have been published in Japanese journals. • Fair review and rapid publication - ex. 45 days for JJAP, an online weekly journal since 2004. • Total number of citations is 25,169 which places Japan third in the rankings in the category of Applied Physics (from ISI JCR) • Distributed in more than 50 countries Japanese scientific journals – are important

  11. Online Usage: JJAP 15,000　→ 230,000　→ 390,000 → 530,000increasing 　 (2000)　 （2001）　 （2002）　（2003）

  12. Cost Structure- an example • Articles published/yr: 1,927 articles (Av. 4.95pg/article) • Expenditure: $2,700,000 • (incl. Government support 13%) • 3. Expense for article = $1400 • Authors $610 • Readers $606 • Gov. support $180

  13. 機関（海外）　618セット Income Structure - an example

  14. Pricing History • ～2000: Print-based pricing • ～2003: Print-based + online option • ～2004: Print + online-based (ex. access) • 200x ～: Online-only based (ex. access, users…) Online + print option (number of users, academic / industrial ?)

  15. Our Answers • Promote the high quality of our publications to related academic societies through key scientists and libraries. • Provide easier access and higher visibility to researchers, through various internet databases, SPIN, WoS, etc. (Elsevier?) • Introduce an acceptable pricing model, and encourage researchers and librarians to purchase. Through Sparc/Japan, Sparc/USA and Sparc/Europe.

  16. The all-star cast at IPAP (Tokyo) Thank you Contact: tanifuji@ipap.jpVisit http://www.ipap.jp

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