Scholarly communication and electronic journals: An impact study

Author(s):  
Stephen P. Harter
Author(s):  
G. Saroja

Scholarly communication involves publishing the research findings by academics and researchers in order to share and make available the academic or research output to the global community of researchers. Emergence of Internet and World Wide Web has brought revolutionary changes in the process of scholarly communication. Increasing price of serial publications, time lag in the publication and readership and other associated problems were addressed by the electronic journals and open access initiatives. Other models like – Consortia and Institutional Repositories have evolved as a cost saving models and improving communication. The social networking sites on the Internet are also promoting scholarly communication to a great extent. In the light of the changing technological environment this chapter depicts the history of scholarly publishing and reviews the changes that took place in the process of scholarly communication. Further, the impact of the changing models on Library and Information Centres (LICs) is examined.


Author(s):  
Amanda Spink ◽  
David Robins

Studies examining scholars' use of printed materials are necessary precursors to the development of electronic journals and the field of electronic publishing. electronic publishing is of particular interest in scholarship, where timelines and relevance of publications are crucial to the advancement of knowledge. Although scholarly journals devote considerable space to book reviews in scholarly. . .


2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianne Conrad

Although in some parts of the academic community the popularity of electronic journals allows research to be conducted almost exclusively online, the social sciences, of which education is a part, have generally been slower to accept the electronic publishing (e-publishing) of journals and research data. Using a nationally distributed questionnaire, the readership of the Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education was asked to provide input on this topic. The discussion paper that follows presents the results of that questionnaire, framing them within the issues that underlie academic journals' decisions to move to e-publishing formats. As a Forum contribution, this paper is intended to generate response or discussion.


1997 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aldyth Holmes

Abstract: The role of the primary publisher in the changing context of today's scholarly communication is explored in the face of the electronic publishing debate. NRC Research Press's experience provides practical data by examining the costs of implementing electronic versions of Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences and the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. Data on early patterns of use, some associated outcomes, and a comparison of information from other scholarly publishers are presented. It is concluded that electronic journals are not significantly less expensive to produce than paper publications. The relative merits of various methods for recovering costs in an electronic environment are compared in order to identify and address specific problems. Résumé: Nous explorons le rôle de l'éditeur dans le contexte changeant de la communication savante aujourd'hui en nous penchant sur les débats entourant l'édition électronique. L'expérience des Presses scientifiques du CNRC nous a permis d'obtenir des données sur les coûts de publier deux de ses revues savantes sous forme électronique, soit le Journal canadien des sciences halieutiques et aquatiques et la Revue canadienne de physiologie et pharmacologie. Nous discutons des données sur l'usage que les premiers lecteurs ont fait de ces revues ainsi que de résultats connexes, et nous comparons l'expérience des Presses scientifiques à celles d'autres éditeurs de publications savantes. Nous concluons que les journaux savants électroniques ne sont pas tellement moins chers à produire que les publications traditionnelles. Nous comparons différentes méthodes de récupérer les dépenses pour les revues électronique afin d'identifier et d'aborder certains problèmes.


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