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A Proposal for the Establishment of Review Boards - Bruce Edmonds

2. Mechanisms of academic knowledge distribution using the internet


Paper-based journals have significant costs associated with them, including: writing the papers; reviewing them; organisation of the review process; mark-up; printing; distribution; archiving; indexing; search by the readers and the reading. Some of these are of the essence of the process and should not be eliminated. However, the advent of available computational power and the internet means that some of this cost structure is different for electronic means of publication. I consider four briefly, noting their advantages and shortcomings.

2.1. - Web-journals
2.2. - Search engines
2.3. - Web review services
2.4. - Paper archives
2.5. - On-line Indexing Services
2.6. - Review Services associated with Public Archives

A Proposal for the Establishment of Review Boards - Bruce Edmonds - 16 MAR 99
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