Locating Four Pathways to Internet Scholarship

Journal Combat

“…Many factors have contributed to this perversion, but major among them are (1) the exponential growth of journals and the journal industry, 6–8 (2) the adoption of journal metrics as the measure of quality rather than the written content of the article, 9 –27 and (3) the intrusion of the Internet into all aspects of academic life. 28–30…”

“…Many factors have contributed to this perversion, but major among them are (1) the exponential growth of journals and the journal industry, [6][7][8] (2) the adoption of journal metrics as the measure of quality rather than the written content of the article, [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] and (3) the intrusion of the Internet into all aspects of academic life. [28][29][30] Until the second half of the 20th century, most of the important journals in what is now categorized as ''science, technology, and medicine'' (STM is the abbreviation used by the publishing industry) were the organs of major societies or associations and sometimes were even published by those organizations. To be an editor of such a publication was an honor (and generally unpaid or with only a minimal stipend to cover expenses) and manuscript submissions were reviewed by peers who gladly donated their time and expertise to assure the integrity of the publication.…”