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The Ecology of Academic Journals
- 1st Edition - January 1, 2029
- Author: Bozena Mierzejewska
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 3 3 4 - 5 7 1 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 3 6 5 - 7
The fate of academic journals is highly contested. Pessimistic pundits predict their imminent demise while others envisage a new era of participatory knowledge creation and web… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe fate of academic journals is highly contested. Pessimistic pundits predict their imminent demise while others envisage a new era of participatory knowledge creation and web only publications, with yet others advocating increased involvement of scholars and libraries in developing a "fair" system of scholarly publishing. The book is written against the backdrop of the complete transformation of scholarly communication. It considers the multifaceted nature of academic journals in a systematic investigation of the journal's eco-system - a metaphor indicating the importance of relationships between all involved stakeholders, their environments and their functioning as a unit.
The eco-system of academic journals consists of four contexts: the value chain, the invisible college, the market and the organisation of academia. These contexts also represent various environments - economic, social, and organisational. Central argument claims that all inhabitants of the eco-system are scrambling to adapt to new conditions of changing environment. The aim of this book is to provide the reader with a model for analysing the situation of individual journals in their respective niche markets as well as assisting in continuous observation and adaptation to the changing environment.
The eco-system of academic journals consists of four contexts: the value chain, the invisible college, the market and the organisation of academia. These contexts also represent various environments - economic, social, and organisational. Central argument claims that all inhabitants of the eco-system are scrambling to adapt to new conditions of changing environment. The aim of this book is to provide the reader with a model for analysing the situation of individual journals in their respective niche markets as well as assisting in continuous observation and adaptation to the changing environment.
- This novel approach looks at academic journals bringing together research from a variety of disciplines (economics, sociology of science, bibliometrics, management) in explaining complex relations in scholarly communications
- Develops a framework which can be used for identifying journal's market position and developing future directions
- Draws on the author's practical experience as publisher and editor of academic journals combined with an in-depth knowledge of academic research
The system of academic publishing; The role of academic journals in the knowledge system; Trends in journal publishing and scholarly communication; Contexts of journal's eco-system; Ecological dynamics.
- No. of pages: 200
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 2029
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9781843345718
- eBook ISBN: 9781780633657
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Bozena Mierzejewska
Dr Bozena I. Mierzejewska is Research Fellow at the Jönköping International Business School in Sweden and post-doc researcher at the University of St. Gallen Switzerland. Her research concentrates on media management, publishing industry and scholarly communication. She is a co-editor of JMM - The International Journal on Media Management.
Affiliations and expertise
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland