ACS Value-Based Pricing

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Introducing the ACS Value-Based Pricing Plan

Over the past 18 months, the ACS Publications Division has devoted significant financial and human resources towards the important goal of developing new pricing plans for our institutional customers decoupled from historical print expenditure. This effort has produced a rational and systematized approach to the licensing of our Web Editions that is based on objective criteria (Carnegie Classifications, usage and enrollment). Most importantly, this new methodology reflects the tradition of peer-review excellence and value delivered by the world's leading journals in chemistry and the related sciences. We are pleased to introduce ACS Value-Based Pricing for institutions.

The Guiding Principles

> Establishing Fairness
> Encouraging Participation and Use
> Broadening Access
> Minimizing Disruption

Interactive Summary of Plans by Market Sector (roll over for preview)

Academic Domestic | Academic International | Corporate | Government

Model	No. of Tiers	Basis	No. of Sub Tiers	New Journals
Domestic Academic	5	Carnegie Historic Usage & Enrollment	3	% of Tier Price
International Academic	6	Carnegie Equivalent World Bank Index (GNI)	4	% of Tier Price
Corporate	10	Usage	N/A	Entry-level Tier
Government	10	Usage	N/A	Entry-level Tier

ACS Value-Based Pricing Plans for institutions feature:

Pricing by market sector: academic (domestic and international), corporate, and government
A sub-tier classification for international academic customers incorporating World Bank classifications of country income to reflect market realities
A long-term pricing strategy for the introduction of new products
A migration strategy for each customer sector to minimize disruption for institutional customers and ACS
Journal specific pricing using value-based metrics (number of articles, impact factors, usage)