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The Socially Driven Life Cycle of Academic Scholarship: A Longitudinal Study of Six Electronic Journals.
- Source :
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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication . Mar2008, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p79-94. 16p. 1 Diagram, 8 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Early studies of electronic journals (e-journals) viewed the web as a technological discontinuity that would deem traditional academic publishing null This article uses the industry life cycle framework as a lens to examine the formation of academic e-journals. The article proposes five factors affecting the academic publishing dominant design selection process, and examines these factors against six longitudinal case studies. The study concludes that from technical/functional, economic and market perspectives, e-journals are superior to paper journals (p journals) However academic social norms and the managerial processes needed to establish and maintain e-journals are more influential on their formation than the capabilities provided by the new technology. In addition, the long-term sustainability and survivability of e-journals depend on the administrative and managerial processes established by its management team. This study demonstrates that although the web enables a large number of new entrants and a variety of business and technical models, e-journals are a competency-enhancing innovation that relies on the existing expertise of professional publishers and the journal's ability to support the social and cultural needs of academia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03611434
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31295838
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TPC.2007.2000045