2020
DOI: 10.1002/leap.1269
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Society publishing: It's all about the community you serve

Abstract: Put your audience first; factor community needs into every editorial and business decision. Do not confuse ‘open’ with ‘free’ access; be as open as possible but maintain subscription models where those who value quality information share the cost of creating it. Carefully choose your technology partner; select a firm with a disciplined approach to developing infrastructure that benefits all publishers on the platform. Keep print as a distribution option; retain this medium with its documented advantages over d… Show more

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“…The idea of diversity garners the interest of a broader audience, which results in the expansion of the readership for the publishing industry. According to Holmes (2020), publishers can benefit from the diversity of content and expand their audiences and thus get a new potential financing source. The publishing industry is also under pressure when it comes to, for instance, Plan S and transformative agreements (Wise & Estelle, 2020).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The idea of diversity garners the interest of a broader audience, which results in the expansion of the readership for the publishing industry. According to Holmes (2020), publishers can benefit from the diversity of content and expand their audiences and thus get a new potential financing source. The publishing industry is also under pressure when it comes to, for instance, Plan S and transformative agreements (Wise & Estelle, 2020).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Scholarly journals are essential infrastructure for their respective scholarly disciplines and communities. [1][2][3] While publishing in journals with high prestige or impact factor advances the careers of individual researchers, publishing in journals with the right readership communicates the scholarly output to the corresponding scholarly community, thus contributing to its intellectual conversations. [2][3][4][5] Family medicine journals are thus strategic for strengthening the capacity for primary care research, [6][7][8][9] which in turn informs primary care and reinforces its status as a scholarly discipline.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Scholarly journals are essential infrastructure for their respective scholarly disciplines and communities. 13 While publishing in journals with high prestige or impact factor advances the careers of individual researchers, publishing in journals with the right readership communicates the scholarly output to the corresponding scholarly community, thus contributing to its intellectual conversations. 25 Family medicine journals are thus strategic for strengthening the capacity for primary care research, 6–8 which in turn informs primary care and reinforces its status as a scholarly discipline.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%