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Scientific societies historically disseminated knowledge through journals. Today, their global reach and revenue focus necessitate rethinking their structure for modern scholarly communication.

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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.

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