Dear Kirsty
It's good to see a publisher looking into this. We throw away far too
many plastic envelopes on an average day.
In my experience journals that are sent without suitable wrappers can
get wet, dirty and damaged on route, and the further they travel, the
more likely this is to happen. I've worked in libraries that get a lot
of material from all over the world so I've seen this often enough.
I've had journals that use the sticky dot method of fastening pages too.
They're difficult to remove without tearing the cover and they stick to
pages if you cut them and leave them on. Paper bands round journals to
secure the pages also get torn and sometimes completely detatched from
the item. Neither of these methods protects the corners and most of the
page edges.
Paper envelopes are probably the most practical environmentally friendly
delivery method at the moment. Plastic envelopes are often harder to
open (don't get me on the subject of shrink wrapped journals!) and,
unless it's really wet, don't offer any more protection than paper ones
do.
Good luck with your attempts to make Oxford a greener place.
Eileen
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Subject: Re: Journals without wrappers?
Dear Kirsty,
I am not aware of any journals that are delivered to us without
wrappers.
A thought to reducing journal damage - Maybe placing a little sticky
dot on the side where the journal opens to seal and reduce damage could
be an option.
Julia
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Subject: Journals without wrappers?
Dear colleagues
Due to our own environmental concerns, and because some of our society
partners are requesting it, we're investigating the feasibility of
sending out some journals without wrappers. The cover of these journals
would instead contain a sticker with address information which could be
easily removed.
We understand that a number of journals, notably Nature and Science, are
already sent out this way in the US?
We would appreciate answers, on or off list, to the following questions:
1. Do you receive journals without wrappers?
2. If so, do they arrive damaged?
3. Do you/how often do you have to raise claims to the publisher for
damaged copies?
Many thanks in advance.
Kirsty
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