New Model for Scholarly Publishing
- From: J Flenner <varney@[redacted]>
- Subject: New Model for Scholarly Publishing
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:10:46 -0400
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http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/07/14/rice
July 14, 2006 | Inside Higher Ed
New Model for Scholarly Publishing
It's hard to attend scholarly meetings these days without someone
talking about the "crisis of scholarly publishing," which goes something
like this: Libraries can't afford to buy new scholarly books; in turn,
university presses can't afford to publish books no one can buy and so
cut back on their sales of monographs; in turn, junior professors can't
get their first books published and have a tough time getting tenure.
Rice University on Thursday announced a plan to shake up those
interconnected problems. Rice University Press, which was killed in
1996, will be revived. But unlike every other university press, it will
publish all of its books online only. People will be able to read the
books for no charge and to download them for a modest fee. Editors will
solicit manuscripts and peer review panels will vet submissions -- all
in ways that are similar to the systems in traditional publishing.
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