The State of Scholarly Publishing: Challenges and Opportunities

by Albert N. Greco

Book Overview

For decades, university presses and other scholarly and professional publishers in the United States played a pivotal role in the transmission of scholarly knowledge. Their books and journals became the "gold standard" in many academic fields for tenure, promotion, and merit pay. Their basic business model was successful, since this diverse collection of presses had a unique value proposition. They dominated the scholarly publishing field with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412810582
• ISBN13: 9781412810586
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"