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Wednesday, 11th October 2006

New Review Highlights Need For More Research Into Journal Publishing

Scholarly Publishing: New Review Highlights Need For More Research Into Journal Publishing

A review of the available information about the operation and costs of scholarly journal publishing for the UK has found that we have only a limited knowledge of how the journal market is currently operating. The UK scholarly journals: 2006 baseline report was published today by the Research Information Network (RIN), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Research Councils UK (RCUK). Effective communication of the results of research is crucial to the success of the UK research base, which is one of the most productive in the world. The review was commissioned in order to provide a baseline of evidence for policies to promote a world-class scholarly communications system to support the work of UK researchers.

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