EBSCO Information Services releases Serials Price Projection Report for 2023

EBSCO has published the 2023 Serials Price Projection Report. Published annually, EBSCO’s Serials Price Projections is based on surveys of a wide range of publishers and reviews of historical serials pricing data to assist information professionals as they make budgeting decisions for the upcoming renewals season. This year’s report looks at market dynamics highlighting many issues that are currently driving the scholarly information marketplace including the economic effects of COVID-19, high inflation rates, currency impact, the decline of print and the trend toward various forms of Open Access (OA) content. The overall effective publisher price increases are expected to be in the range of 3 to 5 % for individual e-journal titles, 2 to 3 % for e-journal packages and 4 to 6 % for print titles.