The future of scholarly publishing - Open access and the economics of digitisation (Paperback)

The formal scientific communication system is currently undergoing significant change. This is due to four developments: the digitisation of formal science communication; the economisation of academic publishing as profit drives many academic publishers and other providers of information; an increase in the self-observation of science by means of publication, citation and utility-based indicators; and the medialisation of science as its observation by the mass media intensifies. Previously, these developments have only been dealt with individually in the literature and by science-policy actors. The Future of Scholarly Publishing documents the materials and results of an interdisciplinary working group commissioned by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW) to analyse the future of scholarly publishing and to make recommendations on how to respond to the challenges posed by these developments. As per the working group’s intention, the focus was mainly on the sciences and humanities in Germany. However, in the course of the work it became clear that the issues discussed by the group are equally relevant for academic publishing in other countries. As such, this book will contribute to the transfer of ideas and perspectives, and allow for mutual learning about the current and future state of scientific publishing in different settings.

General

Imprint:	African Minds
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	October 2017
Editors:	Peter Weingart • Niels Taubert
Dimensions:	253 x 178 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	383
ISBN-13:	978-1-928331-39-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational resources & technology > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Publishing industry
LSN:	1-928331-39-4
Barcode:	9781928331391

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