Development of Print Subscription Rates for the Nature titles (and Science)
Title Personal Subscription Price (Print+Online) Institutional Subscription Price (Print only) % Price Increase 2002-2001
(1.57), 1.46*      2001 (1.45), 1.45*      2002 (1.57), 1.46*      2001 (1.45), 1.45*      2002 Personal Institutional
$/£ US UK/EU $/£ US UK/EU $/£ US UK/EU $/£ US UK/EU US UK/EU US UK/EU
 
Science magazine n/a $115 +  $12 $202 +  $12 n/a $120 $205 n/a $370 $457 n/a $390 $475 4% 1% 5% 4%
 
Nature (weekly) 1.46 $159 £109 1.46 $159 £109 2.09 $775 £370 1.55 $845 £545 - - 9% 47%
Nature Biotechnology 1.34 $119 £89 1.34 $119 £89 2.22 $710 £320 1.50 $825 £550 - - 16% 72%
Nature Cell Biology 0.68 $119 £175 1.14 $199 £175 1.63 $710 £435 1.50 $825 £550 67% - 16% 26%
Nature Genetics 0.64 $119 £185 1.08 $199 £185 1.37 $710 £520 1.50 $825 £550 67% - 16% 6%
Nature Immunology 0.75 $119 £159 1.25 $199 £159 1.80 $710 £395 1.50 $825 £550 67% - 16% 39%
Nature Medicine 0.88 $119 £135 1.47 $199 £135 1.37 $710 £520 1.50 $825 £550 67% - 16% 6%
Nature Neuroscience 0.64 $119 £185 1.08 $199 £185 1.63 $710 £435 1.50 $825 £550 67% - 16% 26%
Nature Structural Biology 1.17 $199 £170 1.17 $199 £170 1.60 $975 £610 1.47 $975 £665 - - - 9%
Nature Reviews, each 1.59 $149 £ 94 1.59 $149 £ 94 1.60 $904 £565 1.60 $960 £600 - - 6% 6%
Nature + 7 Monthlies + 3 Reviews 1.02 $1519 £1489 1.27 $1919 £1489 1.65 $8722 £5300 1.53 $9650 £6310 29% - 11% 19%
*) (average exchange rate during the 12 months before Sep 1 of yyyy-1), exchange rate on Sep 1 of yyyy-1, where yyyy denotes the subscription year

Nature (weekly) Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 % Price Increase
1992-1997 (av.)		 % Price Increase
1997-2002 (av.)
 
Institutional Rate US $395 $425 $425 $495 $495 $495 $595 $595 $655 $775 $845 25% (5.0%/yr) 71% (11.%/yr)
Personal Rate $135 $145 $145 $145 $145 $145 $159 $159 $159 $159 $159 7% (1.4%/yr) 10% (1.9%/yr)
Inst.Rate/Pers.Rate 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.9 5.3    
 
Institutional Rate UK/EU £170 £170 £185 £200 £235 £235       £370 £545 38% (6.7%/yr) 132% (18.%/yr)
Personal Rate                   £109 £109    
Inst.Rate/Pers.Rate                   3.4 5.0    
 
$/£ (inst.)* 2.32 2.50 2.30 2.48 2.11 2.11       2.09 1.55    
$/£ (pers.)                   1.46 1.46    
$/£ 12mo...Sep 1, (yyyy-1) 1.83 1.80 1.60 1.50 1.58 1.54 1.63 1.65 1.63 1.57 1.45    
$/£ rate on Sep 1, (yyyy-1) 1.68 2.00 1.51 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.60 1.67 1.60 1.46 1.45    
*) Note that for the site licenses, the $/£ ratio currently used is 1.41 (Nature Monthlies and Nature Reviews titles) and 1.5 ... 1.46 (Nature weekly).

Science magazine Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 % Price Increase
1992-1997 (av.)		 % Price Increase
1997-2002 (av.)
 
Institutional Rate US $195 $205 $215 $228 $250 $260 $295 $325 $340 $370 $390 33% (5.9%/yr) 50% (8.4%/yr)
Personal Rate* $87 $87 $92 $97 $102 $105 $108 $110 $112 $115 $120 21% (3.8%/yr) 14% (2.7%/yr)
Inst.Rate/Pers.Rate 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.3    
 
Institutional Rate EU/
ROW°		 $290 $300 $310 $321 $340 $350 $385 $415 $430 $457 $475 21% (3.8%/yr) 36% (6.3%/yr)
Personal Rate $182 $182 $187 $190 $192 $195 $198 $200 $202 $202 $205 7% (1.4%/yr) 5% (1.0%/yr)
Inst.Rate/Pers.Rate 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.3    
*) Includes membership (ca. 55% allocated to subscription), since 2002 also online access, °) Includes foreign postage (air assist delivery)

Compiled by Bernd-Christoph Kämper, Stuttgart University Library, Germany. (Created: October 1, 2001. Latest update: January 6, 2002)
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