Dr Jekyll and Dr Hyde: author-reader asymmetries in scholarly publishing

The fundamental asymmetries of the journal system are reviewed and an examination is made of the differences between author and reader behaviour at both a quantitative and a qualitative level. Author productivity and so-called "salami-style" publishing practices are examined. An estimate o...

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Published in:Aslib proceedings 2002-06, Vol.54 (3), p.149-157
Main Authors: Mabe, Michael A, Amin, Mayur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Authors
Comparisons
Periodicals
Publishing
Scholarly publications
Use
User behaviour
Users
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Summary:The fundamental asymmetries of the journal system are reviewed and an examination is made of the differences between author and reader behaviour at both a quantitative and a qualitative level. Author productivity and so-called "salami-style" publishing practices are examined. An estimate of global author numbers is made. Reader and readership studies combined with bibliometric analysis allow the proposal of a means of estimating reading rates of journals.
ISSN:0001-253X
1758-3748
DOI:10.1108/00012530210441692