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Tiered Pricing FAQ’s
Tiered Pricing FAQ’s
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What is tiered pricing?
Journal subscriptions are offered to institutions on a pricing scale. Pricing is dependent upon an institution’s tier assignment. For more information about how Annual Reviews has defined its tier assignments, please see Q2.
Q2. How does Annual Reviews define its tiers for academic pricing?
Our tiered model uses institution research classification rankings to offer a pricing structure that fairly reflects the differences in demand among all customers. We have assigned tiers to US institutions using the Carnegie system, to UK institutions using Jisc bands, and to other worldwide institutions by level of research activity and degree offerings, as well as the World Bank’s ranking of countries by income.
For example, large, research-intensive institutions that offer several advanced degree programs have been assigned by Annual Reviews into Tier 1 and 2. Tier 1 institutions have been determined by their total research output over a 2-year period using data from the 2015/2016 Web of Science.TM Institutions that do not offer graduate degrees or have smaller Master’s programs are assigned to Tier 6. Please see the detailed Tiered Pricing Information table below.
Tier | USA: Carnegie Classification | Rest of World1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1Institutions in countries categorized as World Bank Middle and Low Income Countries will receive pricing directly from our sales team. Annual Reviews also provides content free of charge to institutions in over 50 countries worldwide through the Research4Life program as well as through INASP. 2Data Source: 2015/2016 Web of Science.TM | ||
| 1 | Top 150 Academic Institutions, measured by research output2 | |
| 2 | 15: RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity) | Highest Degree: Doctoral (very high research activity) |
| 3 | 16: RU/H Research Universities (high research activity) 25: Spec/Med: Special Focus Institutions—Medical schools and medical centers | Highest Degree: Doctoral (high research activity) |
| 4 | 17: DRU Doctoral/Research Universities 26: Spec/Health: Special Focus Institutions—Other health professions schools | Highest Degree: Doctoral |
| 5 | 18: Master’s M: Master’s Colleges and Universities (larger programs) 19: Master’s M: Master’s Colleges and Universities (medium programs) | Highest Degree: Baccalaureate/Associates |
| 6 | 23: Bac/Assoc: Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges 22: Bac/Diverse: Baccalaureate Colleges—Diverse Fields 21: Bac/A&S: Baccalaureate Colleges—Arts & Sciences 20: Master’s: Master’s Colleges and Universities (smaller programs) 1–14: Associate’s Colleges | Highest Degree: Baccalaureate/Associates |
Q3. Are Collections still a better value with the tier structure than subscribing to single journals?
Many collections include a built-in discount at every tier. If you choose to purchase single journals, you will forego that savings. We’ve created new Collections to provide additional options for our customers. Please consult your Sales Representative or Subscription Agent to evaluate the best Collection option for your institution.
Q4. May I still purchase individual journals, or do I need to opt for a Collection?
Customers are welcome to purchase individual journals as well as Collections. Many of our Collections include significant discounts, which we are unable to extend to individual journal purchases.