Comments on: Royalties for journal article authors http://www.cshblogs.org/cshprotocols/2008/08/19/royalties-for-journal-article-authors/ Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:12:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Royalties http://www.cshblogs.org/cshprotocols/2008/08/19/royalties-for-journal-article-authors/#comment-16523 Royalties Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:08:00 +0000 http://www.cshblogs.org/cshprotocols/2008/08/19/royalties-for-journal-article-authors/#comment-16523 [...] Vik Nanda Royalties for journal article authors: [Via Bench Marks] I’m happy to say that this week we sent out our first round of royalty [...] [...] Vik Nanda Royalties for journal article authors: [Via Bench Marks] I’m happy to say that this week we sent out our first round of royalty [...]

]]> By: David Crotty http://www.cshblogs.org/cshprotocols/2008/08/19/royalties-for-journal-article-authors/#comment-16519 David Crotty Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:12:06 +0000 http://www.cshblogs.org/cshprotocols/2008/08/19/royalties-for-journal-article-authors/#comment-16519 We are something of a different beast than a data-driven journal, and the process of procuring articles ends up being more like the acquisition of book chapters than the usual journal submission process. Royalties for now are based on site statistics, on the actual accesses of a given article. A portion of our subscription revenue is set aside and divided among authors based on the percentage of total article use that their articles made up. It's worked well so far, but we're keeping our eyes open for other potential methods (and making sure that the system we have in place isn't getting gamed). We are something of a different beast than a data-driven journal, and the process of procuring articles ends up being more like the acquisition of book chapters than the usual journal submission process.

Royalties for now are based on site statistics, on the actual accesses of a given article. A portion of our subscription revenue is set aside and divided among authors based on the percentage of total article use that their articles made up. It’s worked well so far, but we’re keeping our eyes open for other potential methods (and making sure that the system we have in place isn’t getting gamed).

]]> By: Richard Gayle http://www.cshblogs.org/cshprotocols/2008/08/19/royalties-for-journal-article-authors/#comment-16518 Richard Gayle Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:17:04 +0000 http://www.cshblogs.org/cshprotocols/2008/08/19/royalties-for-journal-article-authors/#comment-16518 David, This is a great idea and an experiment I will enjoy watching. Protocols are in a little different category than general science publications so providing this little bit of incentive would seem to be a real win-win situation. How does the royalty system work? Are they based on website statistics (i.e. downloads) or are they based on other criteria? These sorts of innovative approaches are why I keep checking in at CSH Protocols. David,

This is a great idea and an experiment I will enjoy watching. Protocols are in a little different category than general science publications so providing this little bit of incentive would seem to be a real win-win situation.

How does the royalty system work? Are they based on website statistics (i.e. downloads) or are they based on other criteria?

These sorts of innovative approaches are why I keep checking in at CSH Protocols.

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