Springer 出版期刊对论文有个附加通知：“If you would like to have your accepted article published with open access in our Open Choice program, please access the following URL: http://www.springer.com/openchoice”不好意思，我仅懂点物理英文， 一些多条条的说明看着总是出错，也看得心烦。请英语好的网友帮我看看，如果文章对Springer开放，估计要多少钱？
How Springer Open Choice Works
Upon acceptance for publication, authors can sign up for open access via our online Springer Open Choice order form. (Click \"Order Open Choice\" on the right.)
This way the peer review process remains completely impartial. Springer Open Choice articles are produced with exactly the same features and benefits of traditionally published articles, and will appear in both the print and electronic versions of the selected journal. They will receive the same high-quality editorial treatment and production as every other Springer publication. Springer Open Choice articles are freely available for anyone to read, download, or print from SpringerLink.
Since costs are involved in every step of the publication process, from peer-review to printing and hosting the final paper on dedicated servers, we ask that the author, or their institution or funding agency, pay a fee of $3,000 USD (which can also be invoiced in Euros). Parties providing payment from the Americas are charged in US dollars, and parties providing payment from Europe, Africa, and Asia are charged in Euros. Online orders for Open Choice can be paid via credit card (preferred, and mandatory for orders from individuals) or invoice (orders from institutions).
Since all Springer articles are available in our print editions, surcharges for color, oversized articles, and other factors may apply (there is no charge for color in the electronic version - there only is a charge if color is desired in the print version as well). The Springer Open Choice fee does not replace any existing journal policies on author-borne publication costs, which are billed separately. The one-time Open Choice charge allows the work to be permanently archived by the author and to be freely available with full open access to anyone, anywhere in the world for viewing, full-text searching, downloading and further distribution for non-commercial purposes, on condition that the author and journal are properly acknowledged.
第三段是不是说，因为各种成本，他们要求作者或服务的机构或代理商付出3,000美金？
我想知道，发表一篇文章可供别人免费下载，作者需要付3,000美金，这交易，这交易，划得来吗？
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发表于 2007-7-30 22:00:35
