Journal Cancellations Review 2013 Criteria
All Journals
- Impact on UNC audience
- Importance to core audience
- Low or no impact factor rating
- No or minimal UNC publication activity
- Cost effectiveness of subscription
- Available online after an embargo period, such as after 12 months
- Duplicated in other accessible resources
- Annual price increases much more than average
- Cost Per Use
- Much higher than for comparable journals
- Much higher than for other titles from same publisher
- Details of Usage
- Overall numbers high or low compared to all journals
- If low, still essential title to core audience?
- Low use compared to other titles in same area
Other factors will also be considered. Titles meeting one or more of the above criteria will likely appear on a list for public feedback in April 2013.
- Overall numbers high or low compared to all journals