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The issue of publication prices (in this case books, but the issue is
similar)
recently came on a mathematics history list. See
http://www.chasque.apc.org/jgc/historia.html the main archive or
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/epigone/historia_matematica/lebrermhil/3A23236A.B2B589F@earthl
ink.net for the specific post (you may have to paste the address back
together) One of the comments is ironic, given the sentiments above.
"There are only two ways to combat this. One is to boycott Kluwer--Reed
Elsevier, the other international scientific publishing conglomerate is
much
better about their pricing and their copying rules are less draconian then
Kluwer's."
For various reasons; in particular, cost and speed, electronic publishing,
by
scholars for scholars, seems logical. Perhaps the key barrier is getting
such
publications valued by the profession. In the same sense that scholars
prefer
their work be published in the most prestigious journals, they could prefer
an
electronic forum, with the proper structure and credentials. Certainly, the
process of peer review and circulation could be sped up greatly, compacting
the
time required for spread of knowledge. Meanwhile, peer review comparable to
that of print journals should protect quality.
Two entirely electronic journals that I am aware of are "edreview" and
"Journal
of Statistics Education" Interested parties may want to contact the editors
at
http://coe.asu.edu/edrev/ and http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/
Mike Robison
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