Publishing, economics, and the academy: faculty perspectives on the bottom line

Abstract

Stresses that publishing and scholarship are not the same. This is why the economics of publishing ‐ both hardcopy and electronic ‐ was dealt with in detail at the Academy for Scholarly Publishing’s recent conference, held in Charleston, South Carolina. The Academy for Scholarly Publishing is doing its part to help academics wrestle with the complex problems of publishing in a fluid academic environment. Argues that most academics do not care about the economics of publishing; they want only to get their material published in a format that will make an impact on their profession. Even so, economic factors enter into the equation more and more.

Citation

Strauch, B. and Hunt, C. (1996), "Publishing, economics, and the academy: faculty perspectives on the bottom line", The Bottom Line, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 6-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/08880459610116210