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Critical issues in the development of STM journal publishing
Author(s) -
Hunter Karen
Publication year - 2005
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 - 10.1087/0953151052801532
Subject(s) - publishing , scholarship , open access publishing , unit (ring theory) , political science , quality (philosophy) , sustainable development , term (time) , electronic publishing , computer science , library science , world wide web , law , epistemology , psychology , the internet , philosophy , physics , mathematics education , quantum mechanics
ABSTRACT Access to generations of scientific literature has never been more widespread. The advent of electronic publishing has improved the spread and speed of access while at the same time reducing unit costs. The current ‘open access’ debate raises interesting questions about the future of publishing and archiving. The declining growth of author‐pays titles, however, suggests that innovations that are sustainable long term and do not threaten the quality and integrity of scholarship are likely to be within the framework of the established model.