The role of a discipline-specific journal in scientific discovery

Autor:	Alan D. Steinman, Pamela Silver, Irwin Polls
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	business.industry Ecology (disciplines) Scientific discovery Information technology Library science Environmental ethics Aquatic Science Marine Biology (journal) Biology Freshwater biology Publishing Electronic publishing business Citation Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 29:1-11
ISSN:	1937-237X 0887-3593
Popis:	The Journal of the North American Benthological Society (J-NABS) is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special issue composed of review papers that address the progress of 18 subdisciplines within benthology and the role of the Journal in the development of each subdiscipline. The objectives of our paper were to define the underlying reasons for publishing the Journal by discussing the role of scientific journals, provide a brief history of the Journal, discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapid evolution of scholarly publication, and provide a synopsis of the papers in this issue. J-NABS is a highly respected journal within the areas of ecology and marine and freshwater biology. The Journal is most similar to Freshwater Biology and Fundamental and Applied Limnology based on citation patterns. Changes in scientific publishing have created significant opportunities and challenges for the Journal. Digital information technologies and the World Wide Web have changed the way ...
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