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Academic journal publishing - a systematic analysis
Type
dissertation project
Start Date
01 September 2004
End Date
30 August 2006
Status
completed
Description
This research proposal is aiming to develop an interdisciplinary approach and inquiry into not only the economic factors but also social and structural context within which academic journals exist.
The developed theoretical model identifies main building blocks of academic journals publishing system and search for links between them. How does the organization of academia with its tenure and promotion system, academic community, academic journal value chain and content and journal market are interrelated - is the leading research question of this work. So far all this elements has been identified in the research and inquired as separate areas. This research proposal aims to link the identified elements ("building blocks") into one model and answer the research questions using the interdisciplinary approach.
The developed theoretical model identifies main building blocks of academic journals publishing system and search for links between them. How does the organization of academia with its tenure and promotion system, academic community, academic journal value chain and content and journal market are interrelated - is the leading research question of this work. So far all this elements has been identified in the research and inquired as separate areas. This research proposal aims to link the identified elements ("building blocks") into one model and answer the research questions using the interdisciplinary approach.
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Aufenthaltsort: University of North Texas, USA
Referent: Prof. Alan Albarran, University of North Texas, USA
Referenten: Prof. Beat Schmid, Prof. Hans-Dieter Zimmermann
Referent: Prof. Alan Albarran, University of North Texas, USA
Referenten: Prof. Beat Schmid, Prof. Hans-Dieter Zimmermann
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Eprints ID
18172
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PublicationThe eco-system of academic journalsAbstract The publishing of academic journals is in a state of flux. With the advent of new technologies, the serials pricing crisis, the Open Access movement and the ex-plosion of non-commercial initiatives in developing new journals, all players have to observe and constantly adapt. In an attempt to cross boundaries, the study blends various theoretical concepts into a framework which illustrates the multifaceted nature of academic journals. The framework is called "the eco-system of academic journals" and is a metaphor which indicates the importance of the relationships between the involved actors, 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, which repre-sent various environments - economic, social and organisational. Central to the study is the claim that all inhabitants are scrambling to adapt to the new condi-tions in the changing environments. The study describes four contexts in great detail and provides an analysis of the main challenges and opportunities for each stakeholder group. The work concentrates on the dynamics that are recon-figuring this eco-system and their roles, as well as on the impact they have on the primary stakeholder groups - namely researchers, gatekeepers, distributors, libraries and users. Furthermore, the eco-system view of academic journals is seen as a potential tool for analysing the situation of individual journals in their respective niche markets, assisting in continuous observation and adaptation to the changing environment.Type: doctoral thesis
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PublicationType: book