Publications of the State Academies of Science.

Since their origin, state academies of science have promoted and disseminated regional scientific research through the publication of journals and conference proceedings. For the most part, these multidisciplinary publications have been overshadowed by the more voluminous, specialized publications of the larger scientific societies and publishers. Nevertheless, an examination of the titles currently published by the state academies of science indicates that on the basis of content, subscription levels, library ownership rates, indexing/abstracting practices and professional citation levels, it can be concluded that the publications of the state academies of science remain an important means for the distribution of scientific research. Appendices provide a list of publications and a list of web sites. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]