Elsevier July 2011 earnings report

Wish I'd bought Elsevier Stock & gold!
Icarus, Astroparticle Physics, Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics, Infrared Physics & Technology, New Astronomy and Optik are among the Elsevier titles UHM purchases as part of the ScienceDirect package.


Reed Elsevier improves as margins grow | 28 July 2011 | Stock Market Wire

"Educational publisher Reed Elsevier said it enjoyed first half underlying growth...
Adjusted operating margin was up 1.3% pts at 26.6% and there was a return to growth in adjusted earnings per share of 5%.

Adjusted operating profit was ...up 2%...
Total costs were reduced by 2%
Adjusted profit before tax was... up 6%...
The adjusted net profit ...to shareholders...was up 5%..."

Scholarly Communication: A Devil's Dictionary | Peer to Peer Review

Barbara Fister [librarian at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN] has posted a delightful set of definitions clarifying the economics & evaluation of scholarly publishing. Check out this short, thought-provoking post:
Scholarly Communication: A Devil's Dictionary | Peer to Peer Review"

Sample:
"Impact Factor: A formula that calculates the potential impact that being associated with a particular publication will have on a career, including the awarding of tenure, grants, and promotions. Not to be confused with impact on the advancement of knowledge, which has little bearing on careers because it is more difficult for committees to measure."

A PAMNET note by Joe Kraus [Denver University] alerted me to this humorous and insightful commentary.