Re: Page charges

Posted by D. Stussy on August 17, 2009, 4:44 pm

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> It is common that when a technical paper is accepted for publication by

> a peer reviewed journal, the author's employer usually pays page

> charges. Being retired, I wish to submit a technical paper to a journal.

^^^^^^^^^^
That kills any deduction right there.

> If I pay the page charges, would they be deductible? I will get no

> income from that. The journal would be that of an organization devoted

> to disseminating scientific and technical knowledge.

> If I were to collaborate with an academic on such a paper, would I be

> able to get a deduction by contributing to the academic's institution

> for the specific purpose of paying the page charges?

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