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This book provides a practical guide to developing and maintaining an electronic open access peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Creating such journals, particularly if it is done well, requires a great deal of specialized knowledge that spans library science, web development, intellectual property rig...
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Chandos Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford [England] : |
| Publication Dates: | 2008. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chandos publishing series
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781843343394 |
| Summary: |
This book provides a practical guide to developing and maintaining an electronic open access peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Creating such journals, particularly if it is done well, requires a great deal of specialized knowledge that spans library science, web development, intellectual property rights and publishing, as well as well issues that are unique to the activity itself. The book provides a very practical step by step guide to addressing the issues of creating an open access journal. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (206 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781780632155 1780632150 1306398096 9781306398091 |
| Index Number: | Z286 |
| CLC: | G255.76 |
| Contents: | Part 1: Background information: Introduction -- Examples of successful open access journals -- Part 2: Crafting a new open access journal: Journal planning issues -- Hosting and data systems -- By-laws, policies and other journal documentation -- Resources and financing -- Disseminating the content of your journal -- Part 3: Maintaining and operating an open access journal: Launching the journal -- Maintaining and sustaining an OA journal -- Concluding remarks. |