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by Angus Phillips, Bill Cope
The Future of the Academic Journal, 2nd Edition
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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of figures and tables
About the editors
About the contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction
The journal online
Open access
Scholarly communication
Chapter 2: Changing knowledge ecologies and the transformation of the scholarly journal
Abstract:
The knowledge business
Forces of epistemic disruption
Breaking point 1: how knowledge is made available
Breaking point 2: designing knowledge credibly
Breaking point 3: evaluating knowledge, once designed
Framing knowledge futures
Concluding questions
Chapter 3: Sustaining the ‘Great Conversation’: the future of scholarly and scientific journals
Abstract:
Introduction: the ‘Great Conversation’ of science
A bit of history
Going digital, and its consequences: the rise of non-commercial electronic journals
Peering into the future
Conclusion
Chapter 4: Academic journals in a context of distributed knowledge
Abstract:
Introduction
Institutional and subject-based repositories
From linguistic and disciplinary monopoly to the pluralism of languages and cultures
The Popperian model of knowledge
Journals as innovation in assembly
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Business models in journals publishing
Abstract:
The characteristics of the journals business
The life cycle of a journal
Pricing
Cost structure
Subscription model
Alternative business models
Open access
Future of business models
Chapter 6: The growth of journals publishing
Abstract:
Introduction
A historical perspective
Recent growth in the number of titles
Changes in the number of articles and length of articles
Online journals
The growth of electronic journals
Predictions for the future
Acknowledgements
Chapter 7: The post-Gutenberg open access journal
Abstract:
The classical learned journal
Publishing for income vs. publishing for impact
Trade publishing
Gutenberg toll-access
Reprint requests and author give-aways
Access barriers and impact barriers
The post-Gutenberg galaxy
Open access (and almost open access)
Universal green open access may eventually make subscriptions unsustainable
Gold open access publishing
Would pay-to-publish lower peer-review standards?
Improving the efficiency of peer review while lowering its price
Peer feedback after posting instead of peer filtering before publishing?
The post-Gutenberg journal: optimal and inevitable for research and researchers
Chapter 8: How the rise of open access is altering journal publishing
Abstract:
How the rise of open access is altering journal publishing
The independent origins of open access
Self-archiving open access
Open access journal publishing
Open access independent journal publishing
Open access scholarly society journal publishing
Commercial publishers’ open access
Conclusion
Acknowledgement
Chapter 9: Gold open access: the future of the academic journal?*
Abstract:
Growth of OA
The mega and cascade journal concepts
Government intervention
Funders
Is the hybrid journal dying?
Consolidation
SCOAP3
Conclusion
Chapter 10: The future of copyright: what are the pressures on the present system?
Abstract:
Introduction: the history and politics of copyright
Why it takes a long time to change copyright law
What are the other influences on the future of copyright?
Territorial rights in the Internet age
What will be the key influences on the future of copyright?
Chapter 11: Journals ranking and impact factors: how the performance of journals is measured
Abstract:
Why rank journals?
Conventional measurement types
Journal Citation Reports
Author behaviour and journal strategies
Alternative sources
Alternative metrics
Download statistics
Peer-review panel judgements
Combination peer review and quantitative evaluation
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Chapter 12: The role of repositories in the future of the journal
Abstract:
The current repository landscape
Repositories and open access to the published literature
Further impact of repositories
Chapter 13: The role of the academic library
Abstract:
Introduction
Journal provision in UK academic libraries
International perspectives
Libraries and open access
Researcher behaviours and library use
Conclusion
Chapter 14: Doing medical journals differently: Open Medicine, open access and academic freedom
Abstract:
The violation of editorial independence at the CMAJ
A brief history of editorial interference in medical journal publishing
Open Medicine as an independent medical research journal
The open access model
Academic freedom and open access
The opening ahead
The first five years at Open Medicine
The path to financial sustainability
The next five years
Acknowledgements
Chapter 15: The Elsevier Article of the Future project: a novel experience of online reading
Abstract:
Introduction
Redesign of the article presentation
Three-pane-based content exploration
Comparing the Article of the Future with traditional publications
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Chapter 16: The future of Latin American academic journals
Abstract:
Introduction
The growth of journals in LAC
LAC and open access
Open access and the expansion of higher education in LAC
Regional bibliographic indexes and catalogues
Other important regional initiatives
National agencies and experiences
What is ahead for LAC journals?
Conclusion
Chapter 17: The status and future of the African journal
Abstract:
History
Journal statistics
The current publishing environment within Africa
Why are journals published?
The future
Conclusion
Chapter 18: Academic journals in China: past, present and future
Abstract:
A brief history of Chinese academic journals
The development of academic journals in today’s China
The future of Chinese academic journals
Conclusion
Index
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