Electronic Scientific, Technical, and Medical Journal Publishing and Its Implications

The Symposium on Electronic Scientific, Technical, and Medical (STM) Journals and Its Implications addressed five key areas. The first two areas addressed—costs of publication and publication business models and revenue—focused on the STM publishing enterprise as it exists today and, in particular, how it has evolved since the advent of electronic publishing. The following section reviewed copyright and licensing issues of concern to the authors and to universities. The final two sessions looked toward the future, specifically, at what publishing may be in the future and what constitutes a publication in the digital environment.Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 Introduction2 Costs of Publications3 Publication Business Models and Revenue4 Legal Issues in the Production, Dissemination, and Use of the Journal Literature5 What Is Publishing in the Future?6 What Constitutes a Publication in the Digital Environmental?7 Symposium Wrap-UpAppendix A: Symposium AgendaAppendix B: Biographical Information for Speakers and SteeringAppendix C: Symposium Participants