how the web has transformed scientific journals
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How the Web has transformed scientific journals
Andrew WrayGroup Publisher, Institute of Physics Monday 18 June 2007
andrew.wray@iop.org, www.iop.org
Outline The online journal office Peer review and commentary Historic archives Reference & citation linking Multimedia & supplementary data New business models (consortia, OA, tiered) Virtual journals and search sites Social filtering
... metadata
Recent surveys 81% of authors prefer to interact with
online journal systems
63% of referees prefer to referee online, 31% via email
~70% of editors & publishers report decreased refereeing time (-25%) and administration time (-30%)
“Online submission and peer review systems - a review”, Mark Ware, Mark Ware Consulting Ltd, 2005
Peer Review and Commentary
Web allows pre- and post-publication commentary
Blogs - trackbacks on arXiv
Atmospheric Chemistry
Faculty of 1000
Historic archives and reference linking Many journals have digitised their
archives Science from 1665 to 2007 is now
searchable and accessible online
Reference linking is ubiquitous Citation linking is growing
Screenshots of a chain of linked references
Go back in time and then forward
Screenshots of a chain of linked references
Go back in time and then forward
Screenshots of a chain of linked references
Go back in time and then forward
Screenshots of a chain of linked references
Go back in time and then forward
Multimedia etc
Something from NJP Any interactive math anywhere????
Brief diversion into what has not worked – Filing Cabinet
New Business Models Not tied to printing and distribution costs Tiny incremental cost of one new reader
New pricing models Discounts for e-only Tiered pricing by size of university Consortia Deep discounts or free access for small
institutions, developing countries…
New Business Models Free to publish vs. Free to read
Web facilitates open access models Author pays Institution pays a membership fee Sponsorship Advertising
Images of BMC and PR-STAB to show sponsorship and advertising of OA titles
Virtual journals and search sites Science of Aging Knowledge
Environment
American Institute of Physics Virtual Journals
Google Scholar
Scirus
Scitopia image
Social filtering sharing references and bookmarks social filtering of information
Nature’s Connotea Cite-u-like Flickr
ALPSP awards for innovation www.alpsp.org/awards.htm
Conclusions Journals remain very powerful for the
peer review and credibility they confer
New services are providing more than just content or searching: Filtering Structure Context Help scientists make sense of what is
available online …all based on sharing good metadata
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