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Who pays for journal publishing? The user’s point of view
Author(s) -
Coles Bryan R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1002/leap/70020
Subject(s) - publishing , point (geometry) , service (business) , work (physics) , library science , computer science , world wide web , sociology , public relations , business , political science , marketing , engineering , law , mechanical engineering , geometry , mathematics
Scientists are users of science journals in two senses—to enter their own work and to learn of others—but are rarely the direct purchaser of them. The health of research is inextricably bound up with the learned journal. Muck is contributed by scientists to their journals in invisible ways, such as refereeing and editing. The creation of an archive of information is the primary service the journal supplies. Libraries pay for its entry into the system; research organizations and university faculties must recognize that this cost has to be met. The views expressed here are those of a publisher as well as of a user.