_Virtual E-Journals_
I am greatly interested in identifying additional 'Virtual' electronic =
journals.
A 'Virtual Journal' may be described as an electronic journal in a =
specific subject discipline that is composed of relevant articles =
selected from other electronic journals.=20
Two virtual journals of which I am aware are
Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research=20
[ http://www.vjbio.org/ ]
and=20
Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology
[ http://www.vjnano.org/ ]
which were launched in January 2000 by the American Institute of Physics =
(AIP) and the American Physical Society (APS).
Each of the virtual journals presents an online collection of relevant =
papers from a broad range of "source" journals in the physical sciences.
As noted in a press release=20
[ http://www.aip.org/press_release/vj_release.html ]=20
These virtual journals are "online journals that ... collect relevant =
papers from a broad range of physical science journals, including all =
journals published by APS and AIP and selected journals from participating =
publishers on AIP's Online Journal Publishing Service (OJPS). From the =
user's perspective, the virtual journals ... look and feel like "real"
journals, providing browsable Tables of Contents and freely available =
abstracts, with links to full-text articles in the source
journals. Subscribers to the source journal will be able to seamlessly =
access the full-text articles, while non-subscribers will
have the option to purchase articles for immediate online delivery."
"Virtual journals ... provide users with quick, convenient access to =
information in cutting-edge fields," according to Martin
Blume, Editor-in-Chief at the American Physical Society. "Gathering into =
one spot all the papers on a given topic that appear
in a wide range of premier physics-related journals ... help specialists =
keep abreast of the latest developments, not only with
title 'alerts' but with abstracts and full-text articles."
Participating source journals include all journals published by APS and =
AIP, journals from participating publishers on AIP's Online Journal =
Publishing
Service (OJPS), and as of August 2000 _Science_ magazine=20
[ http://ojps.aip.org/jhtml/vjs/partpub.html].=20
As Always, Any and All additional candidate ''Virtual Journals' =
would be most welcome, including any that are currently under consideration=
or development.
[I'd also be interested in the titles of current or former
'Anthologized' print journals that consist/consisted of articles reprinted/=
republished from other print journals] [Any citations about this publishing=
phenomenon - either in print or electronic - would be of great interest!]
/Gerry McKiernan
Anthologized Librarian=20
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50011
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