Angus Phillips

The future of the academic journal

Introduction. Part 1 Knowledge systems: Signs of epistemic disruption: transformations in the knowledge system of the academic journal Arguments for an open model of e-science. Part 2 The journals business: Business models in journals publishing The growth of journals publishing The post-Gutenberg open access journal Publishing journals under a hybrid subscription and open access model The future of copyright: what are the pressures on the present system? Journals ranking and impact factors: how the performance of journals is measured. Part 3 Academic practices: i?½Cannot predict nowi?½: the role of repositories in the future of the journal Libraries and the future of the journal: dodging the crossfire in the e-revolution, or leading the charge? Academic publishing and the political economy of education journals Doing medical journals differently: Open Medicine, open access and academic freedom. Part 4 The journal internationally: The status and future of the African journal The future of the journal in Asia: an information ethnographeri?½s notes The future of the academic journal in China. Part 5 Digital transformations: Effects of the internet lifecycle on product development Beyond the static text: multimedia interactivity in academic journal publishing in the humanities and social sciences (not). Part 6 Coda: i?½The tiger in the corneri?½: will journals matter to tomorrowi?½s scholars?

Business models in journals publishing

Abstract: This chapter looks at the current business models in journal publishing, from subscription to open access models, and analyses the dynamics of this profitable and fast-moving area of publishing. Examining how the business models are evolving will also shed light on the future of the journals business. There is examination of the life cycle of journals, their pricing, the subscription model and the development of open access. It is concluded that a variety of business models and continued experimentation are desirable for the health of the sector.

Business Models in Journals Publishing

This article looks at the current business models in journal publishing, from subscription to open access models, and analyses the dynamics of this profitable and fast-moving area of publishing. Examining how the business models are evolving will also shed light on the future of the journals business. There is examination of the life cycle of journals, their pricing, the subscription model, and the development of open access. It is concluded that a variety of business models and continued experimentation are desirable for the health of the sector.

Kicking the Habit The Decline of Reading in Europe

Angus Phillips is director of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies and head of the publishing department at Oxford Brookes University. He worked for a number of years as a non-fi ction editor at Oxford University Press and now acts as consultant to publishing companies. He is the editor (with Bill Cope) of The Future of the Book in the Digital Age (Chandos 2006); the author (with Giles Clark) of Inside Book Publishing (Routledge 2008); and editor (with Bill Cope) of The Future of the Academic Journal (Chandos 2009). In 2011 Angus will step in as editor-in-chief of Logos. Kicking the Habit