The July 2009 issue of Learned Publishing is now online. It's an extra-long
issue, containing a stimulating mix of case studies, research and opinion on
a range of topics.
All articles are free to all ALPSP and SSP members and to journal
subscribers; in addition, editorials, reviews and letters to the Editors, as
well as any articles where the author has taken up the 'ALPSP Author Choice'
OA option, are now free to all. If you're not a subscriber, why not sign up
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The Editorial (http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/2009301 - OA) looks at how the
current financial downturn may impact scholarly publishers. Andrew Ladds
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/2009309) picks up a similar theme, giving his
forthright view on what societies need to do if they are to survive in
troubled times.
The emphasis on learned societies continues, with Peter Ashman's account
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/2009307) of a BMJ study to ascertain learned
societies' needs and wishes from a publishing partner, while Sally Morris
and Sue Thorn (http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/2009308 - OA) report on a survey of
the views on OA (both Gold and Green) of over 1000 learned society members.
The actual surveys and data for both these studies are freely available
online.
Two more articles also look at aspects of Open Access: Stephen Pinfield
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/2009302 - OA) puts forward a number of potential
models for future interaction between journals and repositories; and Turid
Hedlund and Ingegerd Rabow (http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/2009303) describe the
role of Open Access initiatives in the special publishing situation of the
small Nordic countries.
Li Li (http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/2009304) outlines the kind of face-to-face
support that editors of Chinese university journals are able to give to
their authors. But it's not all journals; we have accounts of two
completely different types of publishing projects, both of which would only
be possible online: the Mark Twain Project Online is described by Lisa
Schiff (http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/2009305), and Alastair Craven and Graham
Dallas (http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/2009306) tell us how Emerald Management
First was developed.
To round it off, there are no fewer than six reviews
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/2009310 - OA) of publications on topics as
diverse as scholarly communications in Asia, copyright, writing skills,
information management, research fraud and indexing. And Howard White
(http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/2009315 - OA) writes a letter taking issue with
Phil Davis' January article (http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/095315108X378712) on
what authors are doing when they cite.
Enjoy your reading (and if anything stimulates you to respond, don't
hesitate to contact us)!
Sally Morris, Editor-in-Chief ([log in to unmask])
Janet Fisher, North American Editor ([log in to unmask])
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