TY - JOUR
T1 - Scholarly journals in the late 20th century
AU - Lougee, Wendy P.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The scholarly journal has remained largely unchanged in purpose and structure during its three-century evolution. Current forces within the publishing industry, technology sector, the academy, and the related research environment are prompting rapid change in scholarly communication. Economic models for journals reflect both the unique challenges of the publisher as well as these broader environmental forces. Several constructs are described, followed by a preliminary report on an experimental project, PEAK (Pricing Electronic Access to Knowledge), which explores models for journal pricing and products. PEAK and other innovative projects that challenge traditional journal models may serve as both catalysts for change as well as prototypes for the scholarly journals of the early 21st century.
AB - The scholarly journal has remained largely unchanged in purpose and structure during its three-century evolution. Current forces within the publishing industry, technology sector, the academy, and the related research environment are prompting rapid change in scholarly communication. Economic models for journals reflect both the unique challenges of the publisher as well as these broader environmental forces. Several constructs are described, followed by a preliminary report on an experimental project, PEAK (Pricing Electronic Access to Knowledge), which explores models for journal pricing and products. PEAK and other innovative projects that challenge traditional journal models may serve as both catalysts for change as well as prototypes for the scholarly journals of the early 21st century.
KW - Economics
KW - Electronic publishing
KW - Scholarly journals
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U2 - 10.1016/S1464-9055(00)00092-0
DO - 10.1016/S1464-9055(00)00092-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0012782859
SN - 1464-9055
VL - 24
SP - 239
EP - 250
JO - Library Collections, Acquisition and Technical Services
JF - Library Collections, Acquisition and Technical Services
IS - 2
ER -