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Editors and Journal Startup in the Digital Era

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  • Andrew Kirby

    (School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85069-7100, USA)

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More has changed in journal publishing in the past twenty years than the previous four centuries. Digital technologies have transformed the submission, review, production and distribution of scholarly materials, with the result that there has been exponential growth in the number of papers published in an expanding roster of journals—some are mainstream, some highly specialized, some are produced by publishers who have existed since printing began and others are produced by small groups with niche interests. [...]

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  • Andrew Kirby, 2015. "Editors and Journal Startup in the Digital Era," Publications, MDPI, vol. 3(4), pages 1-5, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jpubli:v:3:y:2015:i:4:p:232-236:d:57013
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    1. Philip E. Steinberg, 2015. "Reclaiming Society Publishing," Publications, MDPI, vol. 3(3), pages 1-5, July.
    2. Jennifer S. Mindell, 2015. "Setting up the Journal of Transport and Health , a New Cross-Disciplinary Journal," Publications, MDPI, vol. 3(2), pages 1-11, May.
    3. Mary R. Brooks & Stephen Ison, 2015. "Themed Volumes: A Blessing or a Curse?," Publications, MDPI, vol. 3(3), pages 1-16, August.
    4. Ali Modarres, 2015. "It’s not Just the Author: The Reader and the Editor Are Dead, Too," Publications, MDPI, vol. 3(3), pages 1-6, August.
    5. Andrew Kirby, 2015. "The Challenges of Journal Startup in the Digital Era," Publications, MDPI, vol. 3(4), pages 1-13, September.
    6. Hiroshi Okano, 2015. "Cultural Editing for Linking City, Culture and Society," Publications, MDPI, vol. 3(3), pages 1-8, September.
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    1. Andrew Kirby, 2015. "The Challenges of Journal Startup in the Digital Era," Publications, MDPI, vol. 3(4), pages 1-13, September.

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