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Contents List of figures and tables xv About the authors xix 1 Introduction: overview of academic and professional publishing 1 Robert Campbell Introduction 1 Trends in journal publishing 2 The four phases of the ‘modern journal’ 3 The rise, fall and rise in circulation 5 Current status 6 Electronic publishing 9 Journals and data 10 A dark cloud 11 The future 13 References 13 Copyrighted Material downloaded from Chandos Publishing Online Delivered by http://chandos.metapress.com McGill University Libraries (395-33-079) McGill University Libraries (395-33-079) Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:43:11 AM IP Address: 132.206.27.25 2 Peer review in a rapidly evolving publishing landscape 15 Irene Hames Introduction 16 Peer review as the foundation of the primary literature 20 The peer-review process 23 Evaluation and decision-making 34 New models of peer review 38 Post-publication review and evaluation 41 Conclusion and outlook 44 v Academic and Professional Publishing Sources of further information 46 References 47 3 The scholarly ecosystem 53 Michael Jubb Introduction 53 Funding of research by governments, business and other organisations 54 Research and researchers 57 Competition and collaboration 71 Looking forward 73 Notes 75 References 76 4 The digital revolution 79 Michael Clarke Introduction 79 Online publishing platforms 80 Web 2.0 82 Workflow integration 86 Mobile devices 89 Semantic technology 93 Publisher interests in semantic technology 94 Conclusion and outlook 97 Copyrighted Material downloaded from Chandos Publishing Online Delivered by http://chandos.metapress.com McGill University Libraries (395-33-079) McGill University Libraries (395-33-079) Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:43:11 AM IP Address: 132.206.27.25 References 97 5 Publishing and communication strategies 99 David Green and Rod Cookson Introduction 99 Strategic developments in the scientific and academic publishing industry 102 Product development vs. market development 123 Programme management and portfolio development 134 vi Contents The Tao of Academic Publishing 139 Acknowledgments and sources of further information 141 Notes 142 References 143 6 Development of journal publishing business models and finances 145 John S. Haynes Introduction 145 Business models for scholarly journals 147 Cost management 158 Financial management and performance 161 Journals as a portfolio 166 Conclusion and outlook 168 Note 168 Sources of further information 169 References 169 7 Development of book publishing business models and finances 171 Frances Pinter, with the assistance of Laura White Introduction 171 The impact of digitisation and digital publishing 174 The stakeholders and market drivers of digital book publishing 178 The shape and development of new book publishing business models 181 Copyrighted Material downloaded from Chandos Publishing Online Delivered by http://chandos.metapress.com McGill University Libraries (395-33-079) McGill University Libraries (395-33-079) Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:43:11 AM IP Address: 132.206.27.25 Conclusion – the future of ‘stuff’ 190 Acknowledgements 191 Further reading 191 References 192 8 Editorial and production workflows 195 Volker Böing Introduction 195 Advances in formats and in editorial and production workflows 196 vii Academic and Professional Publishing Metadata and XML-based processing 198 Electronic production workflows 202 Business process management and IT systems development 205 Quality assurance 211 Conclusion and outlook 212 Note 212 References 213 9 Electronic publishing standards 215 Todd Carpenter Introduction 215 Standards development 216 Key standards in electronic publishing 220 Conclusion 235 Notes 236 References 240 10 Citation, bibliometrics and quality: assessing impact and usage 243 Adam Finch Introduction 243 Quality, impact and popularity 245 Citation indices 246 Journal impact metrics 249 Backlash against citation metrics 255 Copyrighted Material downloaded from Chandos Publishing Online Delivered by http://chandos.metapress.com McGill University Libraries (395-33-079) McGill University Libraries (395-33-079) Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:43:11 AM IP Address: 132.206.27.25 Strategic journal development 256 The ‘early view’ effect 259 Open Access (OA) and citations 260 Author metrics 262 The future of research performance metrics 263 References 264 viii Contents 11 Relating content to the user 269 Joy van Baren Introduction: user experience in the publishing industry 269 Researcher workflow: insights from market and user research 272 Interactivity, personalization and dialogue 275 Metadata and text mining 277 Interoperability and workflow support 281 Authority, versioning and trust 282 Conclusion and outlook 284 Sources of further information 285 References 286 12 Sales, licensing and marketing 289 Tony O’Rourke Introduction 289 Fundamentals of a publishing business 290 Understanding the market 291 The development of pricing models 297 The role of the publisher in adding value 302 Conclusion and outlook 311 Acknowledgments and sources of further information 312 References 314 13 The evolving role of libraries in the scholarly ecosystem 315 Copyrighted Material downloaded from Chandos Publishing Online Delivered by http://chandos.metapress.com McGill University Libraries (395-33-079) McGill University Libraries (395-33-079) Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:43:11 AM IP Address: 132.206.27.25 Keith Webster Introduction 315 The move to digital collections 316 The changing role of libraries 321 The triple helix, research funding and libraries 326 Where next? Discovery and the role of libraries