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The issue of high prices of SPA has been at the focus of long discussions between the publisher (Elsevier), the Bernoulli society, and the editorial board of SPA. The editor of SPA, Ofer Zeitouni, reports the following: In order to address pricing and distribution concerns, Elsevier is now offering a new mode of subscription to SPA, for institutional subscribers. Under this arrangement, institutions will be allowed immediate electronic access, as well as distribution of the print edition on a delayed but still quarterly basis. This alternative subscription will be offered at a 50% reduction of the regular institutional subscription rate. The reduced 2001 prices are thus US$ 890 for American subscribers and NLG 1754 (Euro 796) for the European subscribers. Elsevier is committed to keep this arrangement in place on a multi-years basis.
Of course, institutions who wish to receive the print version on a monthly basis can keep the current subscription, without the 50% discount.
Elsevier also extends free electronic access to all the members of the Bernoulli Society (for details see http://www.elsevier.com/locate/BSMembers).
The editorial board of SPA feels this is a significant move in the right direction, and calls upon members of the community to explore this new arrangement with their libraries. The SPA editorial board and the Bernoulli Society are looking forward to further cooperation with Elsevier on this issue. If you have comments or suggestions related to this, please write to the SPA editor (<spa@ee.technion.ac.il>).
Ofer Zeitouni
Editor of SPA
Authors submitting contributions to BERNOULLI are reminded that, since 1st September 2000, all material should be sent to the new editor:
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