2013 AJNR iThenticate cost analysis of SORMSRs
| Cost Estimate Variable | Cost |
|---|---|
| Annual iThenticate subscription fee | $550.00 |
| Annual iThenticate administrative fee | $110.00 |
| Total annual fixed cost to use iThenticate ($550.00 subscription fee + $110.00 administrative fee) | $660.00 |
| iThenticate cost per analyzed manuscript | $0.75 |
| Hourly rate of AJNR administrative staff | $25.64 |
| Average time to submit manuscript to iThenticate (min) | 10 |
| Average staff cost to submit manuscript to iThenticate | $4.27 |
| Total variable cost to submit a single manuscript to iThenticate ($0.75 cost per article + $4.27 AJNR staff time cost per manuscript) | $5.02 |
| Number of AJNR issues per year | 12 |
| Current No. of SORMSRs analyzed by iThenticate per issue | 3 |
| Total current annual cost to use iThenticate ($660.00 annual fixed cost + [$5.02 time cost/manuscript × 3 manuscripts/issue × 12 issues/year]) | $840.72 |
| Total current cost per issue to use iThenticate ($840.72 per year/12 issues) | $70.06 |
| Average No. of SORMSRs per issue | 102 |
| Total potential annual cost to use iThenticate to analyze all SORMSRs ($660.00 annual fixed cost + [$5.02 time cost/manuscript × 102 manuscripts/issue × 12 issues/year]) | $6804.48 |
| Total potential cost per issue to use iThenticate to analyze all SORMSRs ($6804.48 per year/12 issues) | $567.04 |
| Additional potential annual cost to use iThenticate for all SORMSRs ($6804.48 annual cost of iThenticate for all SORMSRs, $840.72 annual cost of iThenticate for 3 SORMSRs/issue) | $5963.76 |