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Scientific Publishing addresses the issue of business models in scientific publishing and how these relate to the research process (e.g. support or inhibit this process). The researcher is taken as the starting point for the considerations to arrive at a comprehensive description of the publishing p...
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Chandos Pub.,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chandos publishing series
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781843344902 |
| Summary: |
Scientific Publishing addresses the issue of business models in scientific publishing and how these relate to the research process (e.g. support or inhibit this process). The researcher is taken as the starting point for the considerations to arrive at a comprehensive description of the publishing process as an integral part of the research process. The properties of different business models are tested against this description, allowing an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of these models in supporting the research process. Examines business models in scientific publ. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (174 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781780632100 178063210X 9781843344902 1843344904 1843344912 9781843344919 |
| Index Number: | Z286 |
| CLC: | G237 |
| Contents: |
Cover; Scientific Publishing:From vanity to strategy; Copyright; Contents; List of tables and figures; About the authors; List of acronyms; About this book; 1 Introduction; Notes; 2 Business models in the research environment; Notes; 3 Research environment; Breaking down the societal environment; Strategic positioning of researchers; Competition in research; Notes; 4 Acquisition of scientific information; Analysis of the strategic positioning of a research institute; Scientific information in a broader perspective; Notes; 5 The market for scientific information. Developments in the scientific information marketGrowth of scientific information and its consequences; The market and its forces; Functions in scientific information; Forces and functions; Technology; Notes; 6 Criteria for business models in scientific publishing; Intellectual property; Peer review; Notes; 7 Scenarios for scientific publishing; Notes; 8 Consequences for stakeholders; Strategic positioning of stakeholders; Users; Research and HE institutions; Libraries; Service providers such as publishers and other players in the value chain; Strategy issues; Some technical consequences. Future researchNotes; 9 Summary and conclusions; References; Index. |