“…Thirdly, as the subsequent step after the peer review process, the actual publishing process itself has been studied. In this context, publishing relates to economics including cost and pricing (Byrd, 1990;Morris, 2005;Oppenheim, Greenhalgh, & Rowland, 2000), distribution formats such as electronic publishing (Boyce & Dalterio, 2008;Peek & Pomerantz, 1998), and studies on publishing in different countries (Hew, 2001;Rowland, 2005;Tenopir & King, 1997).…”
Since the publication of the first academic journal in 1665, the number of academic journal titles has grown steadily. In 2001, Mabe & Amin studied the pattern of growth in the number of academic journals worldwide, identifying three key development periods between
“…Thirdly, as the subsequent step after the peer review process, the actual publishing process itself has been studied. In this context, publishing relates to economics including cost and pricing (Byrd, 1990;Morris, 2005;Oppenheim, Greenhalgh, & Rowland, 2000), distribution formats such as electronic publishing (Boyce & Dalterio, 2008;Peek & Pomerantz, 1998), and studies on publishing in different countries (Hew, 2001;Rowland, 2005;Tenopir & King, 1997).…”
Since the publication of the first academic journal in 1665, the number of academic journal titles has grown steadily. In 2001, Mabe & Amin studied the pattern of growth in the number of academic journals worldwide, identifying three key development periods between
“…The dominant behavior that has surfaced in the case of the cybercorp is egoism, or single-minded selfinterest. This should come as no surprise, since the modern business corporation has been designed for the specific purpose of embodying perfect economic rationality (ethical egoism) in the market (Rowland, 2005). What is perhaps surprising is the degree to which this behavior dominates all others.…”
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“…However, authors might also link internationality with prestige. Rowland (2005) wrote that:the term ‘international journals’ almost invariably refers to ones published in the USA or the UK, or English‐language journals published in mainland European countries. ‘National journals’ with titles like The Canadian Journal of … or Acta … Scandinavica are often, rightly or wrongly, perceived as being of more parochial interest and perhaps of lower quality than international journals (p. 301).…”
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“…The scope and topical coverage of journals can be an indicator of a national focus. While international journals often have a requirement for ‘general interest’ (Rowland, 2005, p. 301), national journals might focus on research or data concerning a specific region, or on specific topics that have local significance. However, authors might also link internationality with prestige.…”
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“…There have been some studies on journal publishing in other countries, though mostly outdated, including studies on the cost of journal publishing in the United States (Tenopir & King, 1997), New Zeland journals (Crothers, 2017; Gush, 2011; Rowland, 2005), challenges of journal publishing in Malaysia (Hew, 2001) and some specification of Malaysian journals including the number of papers or number print runs (Zakaria & Rowlands, 2006). The study of journals of New Zealand, Australia's neighbour, showed that although their editors perceived them as international, they had more national status (Rowland, 2005), perhaps meaning that journals' main function was to publish papers relating to New Zealand (or perhaps Australasia and the Pacific region), and/or to publish papers by authors based in New Zealand.…”
This article describes the nature and extent of scholarly journal publishing in Australia. Australian journals are defined as journals that belong to or are affiliated with an Australian entity. There are currently 651 active Australian journals. The oldest started in the 19th century, and the 1990s was the top decade in terms of starting new journals. Australian journals mostly belong to or are affiliated with non-profit organizations (e.g., learned societies) (364, 55.9%), or educational institutions (168, 25.8%). While most of the journals (426, 65.4%) are published by their owners (self-publish), the publication of 162 journals has been outsourced to international commercial publishers, with most of these linked to non-profit organizations. About 39.8% of Australian journals are open access and most of them do not charge author-processing charges. Half of the Australian journals (326) are indexed in Scopus and slightly less than half (301) are included in Web of Science (WoS). Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences are well represented in the disciplinary focus of journals, although journals indexed in Scopus and WoS are more likely to be in health, life and physical science disciplines.
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