Project MUSE International Academic Pricing: Institutions Outside the US & Canada

Project MUSE has developed a separate pricing model for academic institutions outside the United States and Canada. For the purposes of pricing, Project MUSE categorizes U.S. academic libraries into Tiers based upon the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Carnegie Classification was chosen because it represents, in essence, the level of research activity at an institution and its relation to the institution's mission. Although there is no worldwide equivalent to Carnegie Classification for institutions outside of the United States, our international pricing model attempts to also calibrate subscription fees with the level of research activity in MUSE's core disciplines.

International institutional pricing is based on multiple factors. The initial step is division of institutions into Tiers based upon the country income group as defined by the World Bank's World Development Indicators. This classification scheme groups countries into four categories based on GNI per capita: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income, Low Income. Download a copy of the current World Bank Country Income Group listing as a pdf here.

After classification by country income group, an analysis is made of the depth of research and teaching in Humanities and Social Science departments at the institution. This step is important because library collections usually reflect research and curriculum needs. Additional factors, such as FTE, may be considered on a case by case basis. Determining the appropriate fee level, taking into account the local educational structure, is a collaborative process that begins with submission of basic information about the institution for review by the MUSE sales office.

To request a price quote for Project MUSE, please complete the International Price Quote form.