Demythologizing Scholarly Publishing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9767887 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ann Orlov (Ann Orlov was Editor for the Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard University Press from 1967 to 1975. Educated at Bryn Mawr College, Radcliffe College, and the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, she is the Managing Editor of the Harvard Ethnic Encyclopedia (in preparation), and President, Langdon Associates, Inc., a private consulting and publishing agency), А С Орлов (0000-0002-7563-357X, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 421 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-55 |
| Publication date | 1975-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271627542100106 |
| OpenAlex | W1768658093 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
Several myths about scholarly publishing are described and examined in this article, insofar as the absence of relevant data and space permit. Is it a myth or a fact that the university presses own scholarly publishing or are essential for the continued publication of scholarship? Is it a myth or true that scholarly publishing is in trouble— and, if so, what kind of trouble? Does every well-researched and well-written manuscript have, in fact, an equal chance to be considered and published? The roles of the senior scholar broker, the college traveler and the sponsoring editor are briefly sketched, as well as the connections between publishing decisions and tenure. No conclusions are reached, since the data do not permit objective analysis. However, this article argues that a full-fledged sociology of publishing is badly needed and raises the question of whether “society gets the scholarly publications it is willing to pay for,” and what this means
Library science · Media studies · Mythology · Political science · Publishing · Scholarly communication · Scholarship · Sociology · Classics · Computer Science · History · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Publishing and Scholarly Communication · scientometrics and bibliometrics research
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 1982 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |