Is Scholarly Publishing Like Rock and Roll?

Is scholarly publishing becoming a monopoly ?

In August this year the Financial Times reported that Wolters Kluwer ( [http://www.wolters-kluwer.com/] ), the Dutch publisher, was considering a bid for Harcourt General ( [http://www.harcourt.com/] ), the US textbook producer [1]. Wolters Kluwer is the third largest commercial professional publisher in the world with a 1998 revenue of over US$2,380 million [2]. Harcourt is sixth largest with ...

Scholarly publishing threatened?

How many invitations did you receive last week to publish your latest research data in a journal with a name very similar to those of our classic scientific journals? The reason for this generosity must be the high chance of cheating researchers so that they pay article processing charges. These journals have been denominated 'predatory journals' and have interested a Canadian librarian, Charle...

Wikis in scholarly publishing

Scientific research is a process concerned with the creation, collective accumulation, contextualization, updating and maintenance of knowledge. Wikis provide an environment that allows to collectively accumulate, contextualize, update and maintain knowledge in a coherent and transparent fashion. Here, we examine the potential of wikis as platforms for scholarly publishing. In the hope to stimu...

Resources for Scholarly Publishing

Resources for Scholarly Publishing