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Journal launch rate continues to rise
By Rebecca Pool Meanwhile, the online 30 per cent are pushing the
Increase in new titles per publisher
Publishing companies, especially availability of such journals model. However, in 2008, most
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the large and commercial ones, continues to grow, with publishers saw a take-up rate of
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7.24
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are launching journals at a 96.1 per cent of STM titles less than 10 per cent for their
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higher rate than in 2005. and 86.5 per cent of arts, open-access options.
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‘There has been no let-up in humanities and social sciences Fully open-access journals 5.25
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the rate of launches,’ said Laura publications now accessible – rather than subscription- 1999–2003 2001–2005 2003–2007
Cox, who co-authored a recent electronically. Figures in 2005 based publications with an
report for the Association came in at 92.7 per cent for open-access option – are also
Journal launches by publisher size
of Learned and Professional STM titles and 84.2 per cent on the rise. The number of 70 -
Small
Society Publishers (ALPSP). for arts, humanities and social such journals published by the
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Medium
Large
68.87
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But as well as launching more sciences. What’s more, nearly publishers surveyed came in at
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journals, publishers are closing all publishers – 95.7 per cent 786 in 2008, compared with 30 - 33.21
more titles. According to – make their journal back 199 titles in 2005.
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this survey of 203 scholarly volumes available online. Looking to the future, Cox
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publishers, 2008 saw journal The study also revealed that notes that Web 2.0 has yet to -10 -
2003 2005 2008
closures averaging 1.78 per more and more publishers are be embraced by publishers.
publisher while in 2005 this providing authors with an Only 10 to 15 per cent of had plans to introduce Web 2.0
figure came in at 1.06. However, open-access option. Three publishers surveyed had technologies in the future.
the rates of both merging titles years ago, only 9 per cent of implemented forums, blogs The full version of this article
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