Open AccessPrint Journals to Continue in 2011
Author(s) -
Cook Bill
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2010eo210004
Subject(s) - electronic journal , institution , computer science , electronic book , electronic materials , world wide web , academic institution , internet privacy , library science , political science , free access , law , materials science , nanotechnology
Since all AGU journals “went electronic,” in 2002, subscriptions to the print versions have declined rapidly. Many academic and corporate libraries have replaced their print subscriptions with subscriptions to the electronic versions, sometimes retaining a print subscription for archiving purposes. Individual subscribers have moved to the electronic versions rapidly, but many readers also rely heavily on their institution to provide access in lieu of personal subscriptions. Since then, the electronic version has been the version of record because of features such as links to citations and embedded objects that are impossible to produce in a print version.