The ramifications of shifting from paper to electronic serial publication are discussed in light of the recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposal for a comprehensive electronic archive of peer-reviewed and preprint publications. The paper evaluates six concerns that have been expressed about the conversion to a purely electronic journal…

Discussion of refereed journals, editors, and editorial board gatekeepers focuses on a survey that was conducted to determine how editorial gatekeeper attitudes might affect the transition of paper-formatted academic journals to electronic formats. Suggests that the gatekeepers do not view electronic journals as a replacement for paper-based…

Describes a study that identified motivations for hyperlinking in scholarly electronic articles. Results of qualitative interviews showed 19 different motivations in three groups: scholarly, social, and technological. Empirical findings demonstrated that scholars use hyperlinks for a variety of purposes from a complex interplay of motivations.…

Discusses results of a survey of "Interpersonal Computing and Technology: An Electronic Journal for the 21st Century" (IPCT Journal) readers. The survey gathered information on electronic publishing, including authorship, reading, credibility, availability, permanence, and limitations of electronic journals. Use of electronic surveys is…

Presents an abstract of a planned panel discussion with representatives of several different types of organizations involved in preprint archives and journal publishing. Topics include distributing preprints of unpublished papers in the scientific research community via the Internet; the role of scientific electronic journals; and the Universal…

Discusses the introduction of the use of XML (Extensible Markup Language) in publishing electronic journals. Topics include standards, including DTDs (Document Type Definition), or document type definitions; aggregator requirements; SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language); benefits of XML for e-journals; XML metadata; the possibility of…

Describes a citation analysis of research articles from scholarly electronic journals published in 1999-2000 that focused on the extent to which scholars are using electronic resources and the types and subject areas of online resources that are being referenced. Results indicate a growing reliance on electronic resources, especially…

Describes how an economist from St. Andrews University in Scotland is lining up support for an online venture to challenge the market dominance of traditional academic publishers. (EV)

Concentrates on three case studies as examples of typical publications where the definitive versions are already in electronic formats and maintained online, and discusses implications for long-term preservation selection; preservation requirements; publishers as archivists; stability for the next century; copyright; technology and standards;…

Discusses the conception and inception of TESL-EJ, a new refereed journal in the English-as-a-Second-Language area with a particularly wide mandate. Special attention is paid to the properties of electronic journals, how these bear on ESL, and how TESL-EJ could interact with its discipline to construct new ways of developing academic discourse.…

Describes a study that reviewed MARC records and online policy documents of selected libraries to study the approaches taken by libraries worldwide to catalog electronic journals. Topics include priorities for cataloging; record types; online versus print versions; guidelines used; and best practices. (Author/LRW)

Provides an overview of journal evaluation indicators, highlighting strengths and weaknesses and their range of applicability. Topics include the definition of a quality journal; different notions of impact factors; citation models; electronic journals; ranking journals; possible biases in citation databases; and using the journal impact in…

Finds that a majority of communication scholars surveyed would use an electronic journal to publish research reports and that most viewed publishing as a way to communicate about their work rather than as a means for advancement. (SR)

Describes "Reading Online," a new electronic journal of the International Reading Association. Notes the interactive nature of the articles and the seven major sections of the journal. Suggests that the online journal is easy to access and use. (RS)

Studied current policies and practices of scholarly journals on evaluating manuscripts for publication that had been previously published electronically. Discusses differences in practices among scholarly disciplines, and how the Internet and World Wide Web are affecting manuscript consideration policies of scholarly journals. (Contains 26…