Charging for instructions for authors

Connotea Imports 2012-07-31

Summary:

"If you are having a bad day and need a good laugh, take a look at ScienceDirect access to “Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery”....Elsevier, Inc is charging 31.50 (USD) each for access not only to the articles, but the masthead, the listing of the editorial board, table of contents, and even the instructions for authors. Thinking this had to be an oversight, I sent the following query to their support page....'I would appreciate knowing if this is an error or you really intend to charge potential authors $31.50 to get a copy of the instructions for authors.' This is what they wrote back: '...Thank you for contacting Elsevier's e-Helpdesk Support. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. ScienceDirect is an online database for institutions, we do not have a way to give complimentary access to users....' "

Link:

https://arl.org/Lists/SPARC-OAForum/Message/5798.html

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » Connotea Imports

Tags:

oa.journals oa.new ru.ps oa.elsevier oa.access oa.prices

Authors:

petersuber

Date tagged:

07/31/2012, 14:12

Date published:

04/06/2011, 15:16