A Century of Science Publishing - A Collection of Essays

• Main Author: E.H. Fredriksson (ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IOS Press 2001
• Subjects: Computing & information technology; 20th century; science; ICT; publishing
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Leading publishers and observers of the science publishing scene comment in essay form on key developments over the past century. The scale of the global research effort and its industrial organisation have resulted in substantial increases in the published volume, as well as new techniques for its...