Academic Journals Endangered?
Dani Rodrik cites a new paper by Glenn Ellison that appears to show that top academics are publishing fewer scholarly papers in specialized and general interest journals. These writers, like many others, have discovered that on-line publishing is an easier means to reach a larger audience more quickly than print publication.
The interesting aspect of this is that it is truest of the authors with the most prestigious affiliations. Such authors do not need the validation of print. In this context, the trend is for print publication to function increasingly as a farm system for the second-tier authors.
Are we seeing a similar phenomenon in the literary world?
IN RELATED NEWS: Academic book publishing on the decline.
Posted: July 30th, 2007 under magazines, publishing, research.
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Comment from Sylvia
Time: July 30, 2007, 11:05 am
Maybe it’s not such a bad thing that the “publish or perish” system is weakening. Perhaps this means that only papers that make a significant contribution will be published, saving readers a lot of time!
Comment from xensen
Time: July 30, 2007, 9:14 pm
Well, I guess it may save a few trees anyway.
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