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Communication in physics—the use of journals

OCT 01, 1982
Surveys and analysis reveal the interests of readers, authors, publishers and libraries, and indicate that the “electronic journal” may be feasible.
Donald W. King
Nancy K. Roderer

Scientific and technical journals began in Europe in 1665 and were published for the first time in the United States in 1839. Since their inception, these scholarly journals have become the mainstay of scientific and technical communication.

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  1. 1. D. D. McDonald, C. G. Bush, Libraries, Publishers and Photocopying: Final Report of Surveys Conducted for the United States Copyright Office, King Research, Rockville, Maryland, May 1982.

  2. 2. D. W. King, D. D. McDonald, N. K. Roderer, Scientific Journals in the United States: Their Production, Use, and Economics, Hutchinson & Ross, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (1981). All data in the article, if not referenced, come from this book.

  3. 3. Charles River Associates, Inc., Development of a Model of the Demand for Scientific and Technical Information Services, Charles River Associates, Cambridge, Mass. (1979).

  4. 4. D. D. McDonald, Interactions Between Scientists and the Journal Publishing Process, King Research, Rockville, Maryland (1979).

  5. 5. Institute of Physics, Author/Subscriber Survey, Institute of Physics, Bristol, England (1976).

  6. 6. L. A. Green, S. Hill, Scientific Society Membership Survey: Availability and Use of Communication Facilities and Equipment, Westat, Rockville, Maryland (1975).

  7. 7. Association of Research Libraries, ARL Statistics, Association of Research Libraries, Washington, D.C., (1981 and previous editions).

  8. 8. N. B. Brown, J. Phillips, Library Journal 106, 1387 (July 1981).

  9. 9. D. W. King, Library Trends 28, 47 (Summer 1979).

  10. 10. D. W. King, N. K. Roderer, Systems Analysis of Scientific and Technical Communication in the United States: The Electronic Alternative to Communication Through Paper‐Based Journals, King Research, Rockville, Maryland (1978).

More about the authors

Donald W. King, King Research, Incorporated.

Nancy K. Roderer, King Research, Incorporated.

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