An economic analysis of scientific research publishing
Wellcome Trust has conducted a research on commercial publishers, academics and funders to analyse the obstacles in opening up scientific researches to commoners. With the advent of the Internet, spreading scientific information ought to be easier. Publishers are, however, against it, as they fear losing a major portion of their… Read More
Costs and business models in scientific research publishing
A report published by Wellcome Trust focuses on the complexity of scientific publishing, including scientific researches freely available to the public. The study assesses the costs of the ‘subscribers pay’ model and the ‘authors pay’ model and presents its conclusion on the topic. Read More
The role of scholars in STM publishing
This article discusses the role of scholars in the STM publishing industry. If commercial publishers and librarians were to agree on one issue it would be the fact that STM publishing is scholar-driven, as only scholars write research articles and also select studies for publishing, while librarians just create the… Read More
A new publishing paradigm: STM articles as part of the Semantic Web
The publishing process has witnessed a paradigm shift at a basic level in the recent past, as the prime responsibility of helping the reader in understanding any given scientific content is now being firmly placed on the shoulders of publishers and authors together. Despite all the efforts, it is the… Read More
Changing cost models for scientific publishing
Scientific publishing has shifted to a new paradigm where dissemination of content is easier. The advent of the Internet has simplified the distribution of journals. The change in the model has posed a question on the link between the publishers and libraries. Different perceptions on the cost of the publication… Read More
The continued importance of XML in scholarly publishing
Storing and archiving scholarly content in XML format has various benefits. Publishers can use the content in XML format for additional revenue by providing the content in differentiated platforms. Newer versions of archiving can be adopted by publishers if the data is in XML. The author concludes that publishers must… Read More
Charges against science journals
It has been noted that science and medical journals in Britain are increasingly adopting techniques that get them wide coverage and circulation, thus losing focus on the issues. The journals have been charged with ignoring neutrality to support the policy of the publisher or publish attention-grabbing headlines. Investigative and whistle-blowing… Read More
Digital Broadband Content: Scientific Publishing
This is a study of scientific publishing covering both scholarly and scientific research publishing. The study includes STM, humanities, social sciences and arts publishing. The forms of content described are research databases, journals, research monographs and reference books. The study is focused on the changeover from printing to digitalising, throws… Read More
Peer Review and a Proposal for Revision
Author Aaron Barlow, Assistant Professor of English at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, says that peer review may not be the only way to determine the value of a scholarly article. This article discusses the drawbacks of the academic system of peer review and why it needs to be revised. Read More
The Effects of Computers on Traditional Writing
Computers are currently viewed as electronic extensions of existing literacy models, and e-writing is usually compared to print, says author Sharmila Pixy Ferris, associate professor and graduate program director in the department of communication at William Paterson University. This article looks at how e-writing differs from traditional writing, and emphasises… Read More
