COST AND COST-IMPACT DATA OF PHYSICS AND ECONOMICS TITLES

 

1997 Wisconsin Journal Titles Physics Economics

25 least costly titles:
Cost per 1000 characters

 NP = 23
C = 2
 NP = 23
C = 2

25 most costly titles:
Cost per 1000 characters

 NP = 4
C = 21
 NP = 0
C = 25

25 most cost-efficient titles:
Cost-impact ratio

 NP = 21
C = 4
 NP = 22
C = 3

25 least cost-effective titles:
Cost-impact ratio

 NP = 9
C = 16		 NP = 3
C = 22

 

NP = Not-for-Profit
C = Commercial

Cost ranges are quite broad:

The cost-per-1000-characters ranged from $.0076 to $.2733 for Physics journals and from $.0027 to $.3872 for Economics journals.

Cost-impact rations ranged even more broadly. For 1997 Physics journals, the Wisconsin range was from 0.198 for Reviews of Modern Physics (NP) to 182.94 for Journal of Fusion Energy (C). For Economics journals, the range was from 0.317 for Journal of Economic Literature (NP) to 361.74 for Russian and East European Finance and Trade (C). Lower numbers indicate greater cost-effectiveness.

 

Source: University of Wisconsin