Journals for Academic Veterinary Medical Libraries

Abstract

This is the fourteenth annual price study based on the “Basic List of Veterinary Medical Serials, 2nd edition.”1 The Basic List consists of three parts: core veterinary titles; an adjunct core list of serials in the biomedical and life sciences; and a list of relevant abstract and index titles. Prices are supplied by The Faxon Company. The indexing base is 1983. In the sixteen-year period from 1983-1999 the average price of titles in the combined core and adjunct core lists rose from $100.37 to $521.49. The price index rose over 419 percentage points, an average annual increase of 26.22%. The average price of titles in the core list rose from $69.07 to $307.19. The price index in this category rose 344 percentage points, an average of 21.55% per year. The average price of the 85 titles on the adjunct core list was $131.30 in 1983 and $733.27 in 1999. The price index in this category rose 458.45 percentage points, an average of 28.65% per year. The eighteen selected abstract and index titles in this same sixteen year period increased in average price from $618.74 to $2,350. The index in this category rose 279.9% for an average annual increase of 17.49%, still less than for the core and adjunct core lists.