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Assessment of Social Interaction Behaviors
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[Do journals need societies, and do societies need journals?]
1Professor of Modern History, University of St Andrews (United Kingdom).
Recenti Progressi in Medicina
|February 23, 2023
Summary
Scientific societies historically disseminated knowledge through journals. Today, their global reach and revenue focus necessitate rethinking their structure for modern scholarly communication.
Area of Science:
- Scholarly communication
- Scientific publishing
- Academic societies
Context:
- Historically, scientific societies published journals to share member research.
- In the late 20th century, journals became revenue sources for societies.
- Increased external authors and library acquisition shifted focus from member-centric publishing.
Purpose:
- To analyze the historical evolution of scientific society journals.
- To examine the changing relationship between societies, their journals, and their members.
- To question the suitability of current society structures for global, open scholarly communication.
Summary:
- Scientific journals originated for knowledge dissemination within scholarly communities.
- Societies increasingly relied on journals for revenue, diminishing the member-author link.
- The global, digital nature of modern research challenges traditional, regionally-focused society models.
Impact:
- The traditional model of scientific societies managing journals is increasingly outdated.
- Rethinking society structures is crucial for fostering open, diverse, and equitable global scholarly communication.
- Adapting to digital interactions and global research needs is essential for the future of academic publishing.
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