Attitudes about publishing and normal science advancement

The objective of this work was to examine the relationship between attitudes about publishing across disciplines and the scientific impact of authors. We conducted a web survey of 1066 authors randomly selected from four disciplines in the Web of Knowledge: economics, anthropology, water resources and biochemistry (approximately 250 from each discipline). Authors were asked questions about publishing norms within their discipline. The h-index of authors was subsequently calculated from data available from the Web of Knowledge. Authors in biochemistry had on average twice the h-index of those in economics, anthropology and water resources. Biochemists had higher expectations about the number of articles published for hire and promotion, more strongly valued interdisciplinary publishing, felt the cutting edge of their science was clearer, and had more defined patterns of author credit assignment than the other disciplines. Anthropologists exhibited a lower relationship between h-index and the number of years since their first publication. We conclude that attitudinal differences between disciplines may lead to differences in the recognition of scientific findings and the therefore the establishment of normal science.     

Electronic publishing: trends and responsive strategies

Corporate publishing organizations face a major practical task in deploying electronic publishing systems (EPS), with little strategic guidance. In response, this discussion focuses on large-scale trends at work in electronic publishing, their impact in a corporate environment, and strategies to address those trends. Specifically, the discussion begins by defining electronic publishing; continues with trends affecting document workflow, components of a situation analysis, and three potential organizational responses to the situation; and ends with a responsive strategy to compete for business in five dimensions: cost, convenience, timeliness, quality, and capability. Jay E. Gillette has worked as a senior technical planner at Bellcore since 1987. Previously he was a consultant in documentation and technical planning and served on the technical communication and humanities faculty of the Colorado School of Mines. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Berkeley.     

要办好农业科普期刊应树立新理念

从市场经济条件下农民的信息需求出发，通过实例分析，提出农业科普期刊编辑出版过程中一要看准农村的实际。二要讲求农家的时效，三要关心农民的效益的办刊新理念。     

科普期刊全媒体出版创意探析

创意策划在期刊出版经营中具有重要作用.文章从内容策略、品牌策略、平台策略和商业策略4个方面,分析科普期刊所应具备的新时期的办刊理念和媒介运用能力,并就提高期刊全媒体创意策划水平提出参考建议.     

Toward a history of social science publishing in the United States

Tracing social science publishing back to the eighteenth century, this article discusses the role of the federal government, commercial presses, nonprofit foundations, racial and ethnic publishing groups, professional societies and university presses. The contributions of individual social scientists and publishers are noted, as are recent trends in the field.     

Electronic publishing: what the Physiological Society is doing

The following article is primarily addressed to members of the Physiological Society, and is intended to explain the reasons for the changes in presentation of the Physiological Society journals. However, it is of much wider interest, and we are delighted to publish it in our series on the response of learned societies to electronic publishing possibilities.     

Electronic publishing: fears,myths, and scenarios

Offers a fresh perspective on recent and future technological developments in publishing, from an information scientist’s viewpoint.     

增强编辑主体意识 打造精品医学科普期刊——《保健医苑》的办刊实践

《Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines》获得国家6部委"中国科技期刊国际影响力提升计划"B类项目资助.在项目实施过程中,编辑部积极采取一系列的措施——紧跟科学前沿并组约高水平论文,向同行期刊取经,创新出版形式和文献类型,利用新媒体手段扩大宣传,等等,旨在切实提升期刊的学术质量和国际影响力.诸多举措使得该刊2014年影响因子比2013年有了较大提高.