The Price of Journals in Geography.
We assess the importance of publisher conduct and journal quality in determining the price and cost-effectiveness of journals in geography. Drawing on a database of 136 journals in which geographers publish, we examine the price of journals, publishers' market share, the determinants of journal pric...
| Publicado en: | Professional Geographer Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 251 - 263 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2017
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