Table 4. Different scenarios of journal organization, ordered by total per article costs (in US$).
The scenarios are labeled with A, A2, B, B2, C, C2 (see Table 3). Values correspond to an average 50% rejection rate, 90% rejection rate calculations in the text.
| scenario | total | direct | indirect | in-house staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional peer review, Scholastica, 100 articles (A) | 723.16 | 374.08 | 59.18 | 289.91 |
| Conventional peer review, Scholastica, 1,000 articles (A) | 669.90 | 374.08 | 5.92 | 289.91 |
| Conventional peer review, generic providers, 100 articles (B) | 643.61 | 266.53 | 87.18 | 289.91 |
| PPPR, Scholastica, 100 articles (A2) | 597.74 | 369.88 | 87.18 | 140.69 |
| Conventional peer review, generic providers, 1,000 articles (B) | 565.15 | 266.53 | 8.72 | 289.91 |
| PPPR, Scholastica, 1,000 articles (A2) | 519.28 | 389.88 | 8.72 | 140.63 |
| PPPR, generic providers, 100 articles (B2) | 469.32 | 241.45 | 87.18 | 140.69 |
| Volunteer editors, Scholastica, 100 articles (C2) | 454.63 | 358.33 | 47.18 | 49.12 |
| Volunteer editors, Scholastica, 1,000 articles (C2) | 412.16 | 358.33 | 4.72 | 49.12 |
| PPPR, generic providers, 1,000 articles (B2) | 390.86 | 241.45 | 8.72 | 140.63 |
| Volunteer editors, generic providers, 100 articles (C) | 237.35 | 141.05 | 47.18 | 49.12 |
| Volunteer editors, generic providers, 1,000 articles (C) | 194.89 | 141.05 | 4.72 | 49.12 |