Electronic Publishing of Scientific Journals

JAN 01, 1996

We must avail ourselves of the extraordinary new possibilities offered by the Internet, but without compromising the high standards of the refereed research journals. The Astronomical Society’s experience with electronic publishing offers some guidance.

DOI: 10.1063/1.881598

Peter B. Boyce

Heather Dalterio

Scientific societies were founded to foster communication among their members. As we move into the era of enhanced electronic communication, the research community is seeking to make the exchange of information among scientists faster and better, at reasonable cost. The Internet offers a wide variety of possibilities for accomplishing this goal.

References

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or http://www.aas.org/ and click on “electronic publishing projects”.
7. To see the AAS meeting abstracts, visit http://www.aas.org/ and go to the link for “meeting information”.
8. Astrophysical Journal Letters is available free of charge until the end of 1996 from the AAS home page at http://www.aas.org/. Follow the “Astrophysical Journal online” link.
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More about the Authors

Peter B. Boyce. American Astronomical Society, Washington, DC.

Heather Dalterio. Elsevier Science, New York.