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Bridging the Bio-Electronic Interface with Biofabrication
Published on: June 6, 2012
[The future of electronic biomedical journals]
Hervé Maisonneuve1, Claude Schnitter
1Santé publique, Université Paris Sud 11, F-91405 Cedex, France. hervemaisonneuve@gmail.com
Presse Medicale (Paris, France : 1983)
|August 18, 2009
Summary
Scientific journals are increasingly using digital technologies like online PDFs and podcasts. The economic models for exclusively online journals remain uncertain, despite their growing reputation and accessibility.
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics
- Scholarly Communication
- Information Science
Context:
- Traditional journals are integrating information technologies, offering online PDFs with enhanced features like search engines and podcasts.
- The Electronic Long Paper Short (ELPS) trend is prevalent, with abridged articles in print and extended versions online, including supplementary materials.
- Emergence of fully online, web 2.0-enabled journals (e.g., PLoS, BioMed Central) signifies a shift in scholarly publishing.
Purpose:
- To analyze the integration of information technology in scholarly journals.
- To examine the evolving publishing models, including the ELPS trend and fully online journals.
- To discuss the economic sustainability and future of electronic scholarly publishing.
Summary:
- Journals are adopting digital formats and functionalities, such as online PDFs, search engines, podcasts, and supplementary online content.
- Fully electronic journals leveraging internet and web 2.0 capabilities are gaining traction and reputation.
- The economic viability of exclusively electronic journals is a significant challenge, with varied funding models emerging.
Impact:
- The study highlights the transformative impact of digital technologies on journal publishing and accessibility.
- It underscores the ongoing challenges in establishing sustainable economic models for open-access and electronic-only publications.
- The findings emphasize that while technology evolves, human factors remain central to the research and publishing ecosystem.
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