This paper enunciates the evolution of scholarly communication in relation to the form and function of scholarly journals and articles. Electronic scholarly communication is examined on the basis of appearance, type of content, organisation and delivery mode to decide the form of scholarly journals. ‘Function’ refers to the value adding capacity for these articles. Three schools of scholarly communication perspectives are explained and the transformation of scholarly communication is explained along the lines of these theories. The conclusion contemplates on the future of the journals and articles based on the three theories.
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