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Dear Kirsty I take your point that using no wrapper could have environmental benefits. On a related topic, have you considered the environmental benefits of printing all your journals on A4? We used to do this, then the society's new editor wanted us to go smaller. A test 12 page article went to 16 pages despite going down one point in type size. Given that most computer printers and photocopiers are filled with A4 or the similar US size, anyone printing from online or photocopying was going to use 16 pages, not 12 - a 33% increase. Also, their journal is printed on 100% post-consumption recycled paper which turned out to be available in Europe only in sizes suitable for A series sizes, so a smaller size would be achieved by printing on A4 and then trimming down! We stayed with A4. Also, staying with A4 allowed us to stay with saddle stitching; a smaller size would have pushed us in glued binding which we sense is less environmental desirable. Bill Page ------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Page Beech Tree Publishing - Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal 10 Watford Close, Guildford, Surrey GU1 2EP, UK Telephone +44 1483 824871 Fax +44 1483 567497 Email [log in to unmask] Website www.ingentaconnect.com\content\beech\iapa -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by the UK Serials Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of LUFF, Kirsty Sent: 28 January 2008 15:43 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Journals without wrappers? Dear colleagues Due to our own environmental concerns, and because some of our society partners are requesting it, we're investigating the feasibility of sending out some journals without wrappers. The cover of these journals would instead contain a sticker with address information which could be easily removed. We understand that a number of journals, notably Nature and Science, are already sent out this way in the US? We would appreciate answers, on or off list, to the following questions: 1. Do you receive journals without wrappers? 2. If so, do they arrive damaged? 3. Do you/how often do you have to raise claims to the publisher for damaged copies? Many thanks in advance. Kirsty Kirsty Luff | Senior Communications & Marketing Manager Oxford Journals | Oxford University Press Great Clarendon Street | Oxford | OX2 6DP +44 (0)1865 354206 [log in to unmask] <blocked::mailto:[log in to unmask]> Keep updated on prices, products, services, and other news at www.oxfordjournals.org/librarians <blocked::http://www.oxfordjournals.org/librarians>