Electronic journals and legitimate media in the systems of scholarly communication
- 1 October 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Information Society
- Vol. 11 (4) , 261-271
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01972243.1995.9960200
Abstract
While the number of electronic scholarly journals is growing steadily, these journals have not yet been accepted as legitimate publication outlets by the scholarly communities. This article examines how moving from paper to electronic distribution alters the legitimacy and perceived quality of journals. It also examines the prospects for creating diverse high‐quality electronic journals in the next two decades.Keywords
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