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From: gcouger@tacoma.ceatlabs.okstate.edu (COUGER GORDON)
Subject: Re: Publishing Scholarly Work on the Web -- opinions?
Organization: Oklahoma State University
Date: 12 Sep 1996 18:32:37 GMT
Message-ID: <519l05$nnd@news.cis.okstate.edu>

What follows is not a journal IMHO but a letter collection. A collection
of letters has its place but I don't think it will ever make the cut as a
respected journal. 

If you want to make it work I think it will need to be peer-reviewed and you
better get well respected ones for the first journal. It doesn't have to be
a slow process. Start with a small well respected group. Vet Med, Ag 
Engineering, and other groups of managable size or small special interest 
groups. 

Do one right and then add another. In the beginning use the net as a 
distribution and communication media. Put out a convential journal then move
to more "modern" means.
IMHO
Gordon


Gordon Couger Senior Software Specialist
Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering Dept.  Oklahoma State Univ.
114 Ag Hall Stillwater, OK 74075
gcouger@master.ceat.okstate.edu

In article <3236515D.5B58@cerfnet.com>, N. Gat <oksi@cerfnet.com> wrote:
>Subject:  Publishing Scholarly Work on the Web -- opinions?
>
>I'd appreciate any pro and con arguments on the subject of this letter. 
>Since this matter touches upon all the sci.*, many comp.* and other
>newsgroups, I'll try to cross post this message.  
>
>Finally here is the most sticky point.  If the service if totally free
>of charge, I'm concerned there will be a deluge of frivolous
>publishing.  I consider a fee structure to act as a "potential
>Barrier."   A low, yet significant fee (hopefully) will discourage the
>unwarranted publications, but will not be too high to discourage worthy
>publications.  Perhaps academic institutions will receive a discount,
>but corporations will pay somewhat higher fee also to defray the costs
>of the service.  
>
>So one question is whether a fee imposed on publication will completely
>stifle interest?  Is for example, a one-time publication fee of $400 for
>a corporation, and $100 for academia too high a fee?
>
>
>One more comment as to why should TechExpo do this.  In my opinion
>technical societies (and I belong to a few) could do the job but the
>problem of cross discipline relevance will not be solved.  So being
>unaffiliated with any technical society or technical magazine, TechExpo
>is a neutral ground most appropriate for this job.  What's more,
>TechExpo is already providing technology and science information for
>almost two years.
>
>
>Is this idea totally freakish?
>
>
>Well, the floor is now open for debate.
>
>
>Private communications are welcomed but posted comments/debate is
>preferred.  
>
>
>Nahum Gat, Ph.D.
>President
>Opto-Knowledge Systems, Inc. (OKSI)
>Web:  http://www.techexpo.com/WWW/opto-knowledge
>
>E-mail:	oksi@cerfnet.com
>		or
>	nahum@techexpo.com

Gordon Couger Senior Software Specialist
Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering Dept.  Oklahoma State Univ.
114 Ag Hall Stillwater, OK 74075
gcouger@master.ceat.okstate.edu

