FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Dr. John W. Jost
Executive Director, IUPAC Secretariat
P.O. Box 13757, Research Triangle Park
North Carolina 27709-3757, USA
Phone: 1-919-485-8700; Fax: 1-919-485-8706; E-mail:
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IUPAC REDUCES SUBSCRIPTION PRICES FOR ITS PUBLICATIONS
Research Triangle Park, NC, 2 November 1999. In a world where the cost
of
subscribing to any learned journal tends to increase year after year,
the
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is proud to
announce that the cost of a one-year subscription to Pure and Applied
Chemistry in 2000 remains the same as it was in 1999. Not only will
there
be no price increase; in addition, a new price-cutting option has been
introduced. If a subscriber agrees to a three-year subscription, the
cost
will be fixed at USD 999 per year for three years (down from the 1999
price
of USD 1 166). Payment will be made annually.
John Jost, Executive Director of IUPAC said "Every year, publishers
increase their subscription prices, and every year libraries cancel more
journals. We aim to break this vicious circle in the case of Pure and
Applied Chemistry. By self-publishing from January 2000, we expect to
make
substantial cost savings, which we will use to reduce subscription
prices
in real terms and to improve the quality of our publications. Moreover,
we
are now in control of our own destiny with regard to electronic
publishing."
About IUPAC
IUPAC serves as a scientific, international, nongovernmental, objective
body in addressing the global issues involving the chemical sciences.
About IUPAC Publications
Pure and Applied Chemistry is the journal of record of the International
Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Recommendations and reports from
IUPAC Commissions are published in the journal. In addition, the
journal
publishes the plenary lectures of IUPAC-sponsored conferences in all
major
fields of chemistry. The subscription rates for the IUPAC News Magazine
Chemistry International have also been decreased by 10-20%. Chemistry
International contains not only news of IUPAC activities but also
information of interest to the worldwide chemistry community.
The IUPAC Web site is at http://www.iupac.org/.
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