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A history of scientific journals : publishing at the Royal Society, 1665-2015 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fyfe, Aileen (Author), Moxham, Noah (Author), McDougall-Waters, Julie (Author), Røstvik, Camilla Mørk (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : UCL Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Royal Society (Great Britain) > History.
Royal Society (Great Britain)
Science publishing > History.
Science > Periodicals > History.
Science > Periodicals.
Science publishing.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Origin myths
  • The first Philosophical Transactions, 1665-1677
  • Repeated reinventions, 1677-1696
  • Stabilising the Transactions, 1696-1752
  • The Transactions and the wider world, c.1700-1750
  • For the use and benefit of the Society, 1750-1770
  • Sociability and gatekeeping, 1770-1800
  • Circulating knowledge, c.1780-1820
  • Reforms, referees and the Proceedings, 1820-1850
  • Editing the Journals, 1850s-1870s
  • Scientific publishing as patronage, c.1860-1890
  • The rise of the Proceedings, 1890-1920s
  • Keeping the publications afloat, 1895-1930
  • Why do we publish? 1932-1950
  • Selling the journals in the 1950s and 1960s
  • Survival in a shrinking, competitive market, c.1970-1990
  • Money and mission in the digital age, 1990-2015
  • Reflections : learning from 350 years.