Scholarly Publishing and Public Service

The theme announced by the title of this article covers a very large field, a field we will aim to restrict for the purpose of focusing on selected issues. A reflection on scholarly publishing, and in particular journals, must be based on a survey of the players in the sector. This first step will a...

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Published inCanadian journal of communication Vol. 29; no. 3-4; pp. 343 - 358
Main Authors Boismenu, Gérard, Beaudry, Guylaine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Toronto University of Toronto Press 03.11.2004
Subjects
Academic discourse
Academic libraries
Civil service
Communication
Cultural heritage
Higher education
Humanities
Impact factors
Information services
Journals (Academic)
Laboratories
Learned societies
Libraries
Natural sciences
Nonprofit organizations
Political science
Prices
Pricing
Profit margins
Public service
Publishing industry
Reading
Scholarly publishing
Social sciences
Subscriptions
University presses
Canada
Montreal Quebec Canada
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Summary:The theme announced by the title of this article covers a very large field, a field we will aim to restrict for the purpose of focusing on selected issues. A reflection on scholarly publishing, and in particular journals, must be based on a survey of the players in the sector. This first step will allow us to underline the more-than-significant place held by non-profit and “responsible” journal publishers in scientific communication. Through this we will also examine alternative models that confront the disproportionate stronghold of the big commercial publishers and their oligopolistic practices. This, in turn, will allow us to take into account the estimated effects of these models on the non-profit journal sector. As a last point, we will mention possible actions that could be taken, in terms of public service.
ISSN:0705-3657
1499-6642
DOI:10.22230/cjc.2004v29n3a1452