if it is a journal of econometrics, a year subscription costs as much as two thousand one hundred and fifty-five dollars if it is the journal of geophysical research, it costs five thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. if it is the journal of brain research, it's twenty-one thousand seven hundred forty-four dollars. not all scholarly journals cost this much but when many of the key resources for students and faculty cost an arm and a leg, not even the best funded universities and libraries can afford them all.