Re: Springer blasts Open Choice criticism

[Heather Morrison <heatherm@eln.bc.ca>]

Thanks, Sally!

If anyone has data about the number of hours per rejected article  
and/or the percentage of time on a rejected as opposed to an accepted 
article, please let me know.

Every bit of information will help me in my next estimate of the costs  
of producing a high-end STM article.

Items such as salaries, office rental costs, etc., will of course vary 
by location.

Here's a thought:  much of the publishing industry is concentrated in 
large cities like New York, is it not?  These locations have the 
highest real estate prices and costs of living going, right?

Perhaps there are some aspects of the work that could be moved to 
smaller, more affordable communities.  Why wouldn't a freelance editor 
work from home - in a small community where owning a home large enough 
to accomodate a home office is feasible?

Thanks also to everyone else who is helping me with my estimate, on and 
off list.

cheers,

Heather

On 1-Oct-04, at 2:01 PM, Sally Morris ((ALPSP)) wrote:

> Unless I've missed it, you have not made allowance for rejection rate 
> (for a good quality journal, that would be at least 50% in most 
> disciplines). Processing up to the point of rejection/withdrawal 
> therefore needs to take place for at least 1440 articles a year
>
> Sally Morris, Chief Executive
> E-mail:  chief-exec@alpsp.org