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Getting started in electronic publishing
Benefits and drawbacks of publishing online
Authors:
S. Morris
Publisher:
International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications , 2005
Electronic publishing has six key advantages over print - its international reach, speed of publications, additional capabilities, lower cost, new publishing opportunities and sustainability. This primer discusses the efforts, expenses and challenges involved in online publication.
Topics addressed include licensing considerations, hosting and archiving issues, as well as appropriate editorial, production, marketing and sales procedures. The report concludes that the decision to publish a journal online depends on an organization's main objectives, what information it wants to disseminate and to whom.
