Re: Citation analysis of author-choice OA journals

["Ari Belenkiy" <belenka@mail.biu.ac.il>]

Phil:

Following your article: can you please explain what "cost-benefit
for each additional citation" is and how do you measure it?

>Since open access publication fees can amount to several
>thousands of dollars, the author (ok that=92s me) goes on to
>determine the cost-benefit for each additional citation. >While
>the cost-per-additional-citation was as low as about $400 (for
>PNAS), it approached $9,000 for the journal Development,
>published by the Company of >Biologists.

Do you actually mean the cost of an addiitonal line in the
References section?

Ari Belenkiy
Bar-Ilan University
ISRAEL

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Davis" <pmd8@cornell.edu>
To: <liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:12 AM
Subject: Citation analysis of author-choice OA journals

>A summary of a new analysis of the citation performance of
> author-choice OA journals can be found at:
>
> http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2008/08/19/oa-advantage-deminishin/
>
> We welcome your comments on the blog.  A link to the manuscript
> can be found in the post.
>
> --Phil Davis
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