-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Geography journals impact / price Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:26:01 -0700 From: Ken Rockwell <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Forwarding this from former "mappie" Barbara Cox: --Ken Rockwell -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Cox Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:22 AM To: Ken Rockwell Subject: Geography journals impact / price Those readers of this list who are also responsible for geography collections might want to look at an editorial in Geoforum "Is this journal worth US$1118?" http://www.econ.ucsb.edu/%7Etedb/Journals/geoforum_editorial2.pdf Elsevier's reply is at http://www.econ.ucsb.edu/%7Etedb/Journals/geoforumreply.pdf The editor uses the methodology developed by Prof. Bergstrom, who forwarded these links and his comments to the LibLicence list. Barbara Cox Coordinator of Library Selectors Collection Development Division 1005Z Marriott Library, University of Utah www.lib.utah.edu (801) 58 7-9167 fax 801-585-7719 US mail: 295 S 1500 E, RM DOCK, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0860