Information for institutions on Palgrave Macmillan Journals

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Changes to Palgrave Macmillan Journals from April 2008

Over recent years the Palgrave Macmillan journals list has grown significantly and the Company has been looking at ways to meet best the developing needs of its subscribers.

Palgrave Macmillan is pleased to announce that, from April 2008, online access to its journals will be sold as site licenses via its sister company Nature Publishing Group (NPG). From March 31st 2008 combined print and online subscriptions will no longer be sold.

By decoupling online product from print, Palgrave Macmillan will be better positioned to offer increased benefits to customers in the future. From April 2008, the following advantages of NPG site licenses will be extended to the Palgrave Macmillan journal portfolio:

  • Fairly priced access, based on users not on number of sites
  • Access to current content and a selected archive
  • Post cancellation rights
  • Desktop access for unlimited concurrent users
  • Discounts for customers purchasing multiple products
  • A streamlined ordering and customer service process

2008 renewals
Existing customers with online only or with combined print and online subscriptions should renew for 2008 as normal. If you do not require online access, select the print-only option. NPG sales people look forward to contacting you during 2008 to discuss your needs for 2009.

For further information please read our FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) here: http://www.nature.com/press_releases/palgraveFAQ.pdf (PDF, 32KB)

Ordering a free online trial

Please contact Journal Sales to discuss your requirements.

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Non-registered users

The following features are available to non-registered users:

  • Free, full-text search facilities across all Palgrave Macmillan journals, including archive issues
  • Free online sample copies (first issue of current year)
  • Editorial information
  • Instructions for authors
  • Print sample copy and reprints ordering facilities
  • Palgrave Macmillan staff contact details
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Registered users

Register a free account in order to receive notification by email of tables of contents and purchase single articles online. Registered users also enjoy the search facilities, abstract access and ordering facilities available to non-registered users.

When you register an online account you will be asked to select a password. If you forget this password at any point, please request a lost password reminder.

View the Palgrave Macmillan Privacy Policy here.

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Subscribers

Institutional subscribers enjoy the search facilities, abstract access and ordering facilities available to non-registered users. They can also register to receive free email notification of tables of contents and purchase single articles online. Additionally, an institutional subscription to any Palgrave Macmillan journal entails the following benefits:

  • IP recognition results in seamless access to all subscribed Palgrave Macmillan journals
  • Access to the latest online issue of the journal immediately on publication (in advance of mailed issue)
  • Online access to archive articles
  • Advance online access to articles on selected journal titles (AOP)
  • Access to monthly usage statistics

Articles are available in PDF format. Articles are also available in full text HTML for the majority of Palgrave Macmillan journals.

Standard (combined print and online) or online only subscriptions are available for all journals.

The following journals are only available from Palgrave Macmillan as print only subscriptions:

  • Financial Statistics
  • Health Statistics Quarterly
  • Monthly Digest of Statistics
  • Population Trends
  • UK Economic Accounts

From April 2008, online access to its journals will be sold as site licenses via its sister company Nature Publishing Group (NPG). From March 31st 2008 combined print and online subscriptions will no longer be sold.

By decoupling online product from print, Palgrave Macmillan will be better positioned to offer increased benefits to customers in the future. From April 2008, the following advantages of NPG site licenses will be extended to the Palgrave Macmillan journal portfolio:

  • Fairly priced access, based on users not on number of sites
  • Access to current content and a selected archive
  • Post cancellation rights
  • Desktop access for unlimited concurrent users
  • Discounts for customers purchasing multiple products
  • A streamlined ordering and customer service process
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How to subscribe

You can order a subscription in any of the following ways:

  • Subscribe online now using our secure online ordering by choosing a journal and clicking on 'Buy now'
  • Order by phone (tel + 44 (0) 1256 357893)
  • Order by fax (fax + 44 (0) 1256 812358)
  • Order by email at subscriptions@palgrave.com
  • Order by post from: Palgrave Macmillan Journals, Subscription Department, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, UK
  • Order through a Subscription Agent
  • Renew your subscription

Orders must be accompanied by remittance. Cheques should be made payable to Palgrave Macmillan. Subscribers from EC territories should add sales tax at the local rate. View further information about VAT here.

Your print subscription will be sent in the post as soon as the next issue is published. If you are due any back copies then these will be despatched within 2-3 weeks of subscribing.

Your customer number will be emailed to you and printed on the address sheet of the print journal. To view your online subscription you must register your customer number online. You will be asked to choose a password. See further information on access below.

Once you have registered to view your online subscription, simply click on the article you wish to read. Readers at institutions will not need a username to see full text.

If you have any queries please contact our subscription department.

Cancellations

Orders are regarded as firm and after the first issue of the first volume has been dispatched subscriptions payments are not refundable.

Claims

Claims should be made within four months of publication or date or order (whichever is later).

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Prices

Palgrave Macmillan Journals are available as standard print & online, and online only subscriptions. Remember the standard subscription rate includes online access to current and archival issues. An online only subscription is available at 95% of the standard rate.

Select the journal of interest to see prices and order a subscription.

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How to access your online subscriptions

To set up online access the institute administrator or librarian will need to:

Buy a subscription:

Buy a subscription and submit a signed Site License Agreement to Palgrave Macmillan ( if applicable).

Confirm IP addresses:

Confirm institution's IP addresses that will need access (note that there is unlimited concurrent access for one geographical site.)

Register:

Customers who have previously registered an online subscription
If you have registered a previous online institutional subscription, you need to associate your new subscription(s) with your existing account. You do not have to register again.
Login to your account and add the new customer ID under claimed licenses.

Customers registering an online institutional subscription for the first time
Set up your online administration account and associate your subscriptions by following these steps:

  • Enter the Palgrave customer ID.
  • Enter the requested details and select an administrative username and password (this is needed to amend the account details only).
  • Enter your institute's IP ranges or the IP address of the proxy server.

View more information about IP addresses here.

You will then be presented with a summary of your online account.

Please Note: If you have purchased a license to more than one journal, you will receive one email for each journal displaying the journal name and License ID number. If there is more than one license number, or if the licenses arrive at separate times, you may need to claim online access to these journals separately. After receiving the welcome email for each new title, "View your account", enter your username and password, and click on "Add additional online licenses" to claim online access for your titles.

Your users will now have seamless access to the journal without need for a password. They will simply need to click on the articles to view them. Users can only view articles from computers within the IP range you have set.

As the administrator you will also have access to monthly usage statistics for your institution, which will be archived online in your account.

Please contact Customer Support if you have any further queries about how to set up online access.

Troubleshooting

If you have any problems accessing full text once you have followed the instructions above it could be for one of the following reasons:

  • If your subscription is very recent, your order may not yet have been processed.
  • Make sure that you have spelt the username and password correctly (it is case sensitive).
  • You may be experiencing problems loading PDF files, please see our Technical Help Pages for further information.

Please contact Customer Support for further assistance

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Palgrave Macmillan Journals Usage Statistics Reports

As the site administrator, you will have access to monthly usage statistics for your institution, which will be archived online in your account. After logging onto your account, click on "View your account" as described on the previous page, enter your Registration Summary and click on the bulleted item at the bottom that reads: "Statistical reports for your institution."

Each month's report will consist of four PDF files; you will need Adobe Acrobat version 5.0 or above to view them. If there is a problem with the reports, duplicate copies are available.

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Site license agreement

Institutions with a standard subscription to Palgrave Macmillan journals are required to abide by the Terms and Conditions outlined in our Site License Agreement. View the license agreement in PDF format here (PDF 27.5k).

Institutions with Multi Site, Consortia or Online-Only subscriptions are required to sign and return two copies of our Palgrave Macmillan Institutional Site License (PDF 27.5k). We will sign both copies and return one to you for your records.

For all queries regarding site license agreements, or to discuss a Multi Site or Consortia license, please contact:

Palgrave Macmillan Journal Sales
Brunel Road,
Houndmills, Basingstoke
Hampshire, RG21 6XS
Tel: + 44 (0)207 014 4106
E-mail: journals-sales@palgrave.com

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