[Bell Historians] learned journal

[j.greenhough at w...]

web-based journal would certainly be better than hardcopy. i too regularly
have to download from many journals but would still rather find
similar articles in just one!

On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Ron Johnston wrote:

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> If you go for a web-based journal then you don't cut off research
> from interested parties.
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> I regularly access over 100 journals in my work: don't think I'd be
> confused by just two on ringing matters!
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> On Fri, 6 Dec 2002 17:28:31 +0000 (GMT) j.greenhough at w...
> wrote:
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> > please don't go down the `learned journal' road: just look at the
> > inefficient mess that has developed in, say, the sciences where we've
> > hundreds of journals with overlapping remits. even to split
> > work on bell matters between TWO journals would only make locating
> > articles more difficult and cut
> > off much research from potentially-interested parties. if the aim is
> for
> > an elitist publication sustained by a bunch of cronies - which we
> > certainly have in many reputable academic journals - then fine; if
> > accessibility and the encouragement of interest in historical
> > and mechanical aspects is desired, forget it.
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