The Editing and Publishing Mode of Academic Journals in the Internet Age

When the editorial and publishing industry bids farewell to the traditional “scissors and paste” and “lead and fire” editing and publishing model, enters the era of “light and electricity” and enjoys new revolutionary achievements, the computer network has created new ones for us. The resource structure is leading us into the digital and internet age. The editing and publishing model of academic journals has undergone corresponding changes.

(I) Work mode

The network editing and publishing work mode, first of all, is paperless editing and publishing. The editing and publishing process is highly integrated and the integration of editing, scheduling, and schooling eliminates the need for printing. On-machine editing and on-line editing greatly simplified publishing procedures, reduced publishing costs, improved work efficiency, and achieved "immediate publishing."

Followed by the institutional virtualization - virtual editorial department. The virtualization of the editorial department makes it possible for editors to work together on the same publishing task in different regions. The functions of the traditional editorial department are almost all available on the Internet, and they are more flexible, efficient, and faster than traditional models. Editors can look for reviewers through the online expert database and learn about the progress of academic research by browsing relevant scientific research websites. The editorial department may publish the solicitation notice on its own website. The author may submit the draft to the editorial department through e-mail. The editor may talk or discuss with the author at any time regarding the handling of the manuscript through e-mails, chat rooms, and BBS. The manuscript review and cross-education in the editorial department can be conducted online. The virtual editorial department can also absorb non-staff proofing or quality supervision personnel and work together to improve the quality of publications.

The third is peer-to-peer publishing. Traditional academic journals, especially college journals, are mostly comprehensive academic journals. For readers, there is more useless information for each journal. Online journals can be “pulled out” by readers according to their needs, and can also provide "pro-ection" professional editions or even special editions for different readers.

(B) "Text" mode

The format of online academic journals can be online journals (web pages), download journals, and e-mail journals. Online journals can be scrolled continuously, updated at any time, and the latest scientific research results can be announced in a timely manner to improve timeliness. Downloading periodicals and e-mail periodicals can also be highly specialized, targeting all types of professional readers and enabling peer-to-peer distribution. Web publishing frees readers from the limitations of time and place. Any person can read published information through the Internet at any time and any place; the interactive nature of the network enables readers to grasp the initiative to obtain information. Online academic journals can also point to all relevant information on the Internet, such as references, background materials, etc. by means of links. The information in online journals is simple, rapid, and inexpensive.

(III) Management Mode

Edit division specialization. There is a contradiction between the scholarly requirements of traditional academic journal editors and the limited personnel establishment. This contradiction will no longer exist in the era of network publishing, and the division of labor among editors can be subdivided into two or even three levels of disciplines.

Management tools are networked. One is the editorial network management. For example, recruitment of editors and performance evaluation can all be done online. The second is the network management of work processes. The editorial department can realize the scientific and automated management of the editorial department through the reviewer database, manuscript database, and author database. Through this system, not only the writing, transmission, review, revision, issuance, typesetting, and proofreading of various manuscripts can be conducted through the Internet, but also manuscript statistics can be conducted through the Internet. The internal management of media organizations can be networked. The third is the management of the reader service network after publication. For readers, authors, editors, etc. to facilitate the query of relevant information, provide the total directory over the years, the production of various indexes (author index, keyword index, Chinese map classification number index, etc.).

It is a thorny issue to visualize the future. The main basis for conceiving the future academic editorial publishing model is the following two aspects: First, “Regardless of how society and the media will change, we can all have reason to affirm that they will continue to reflect and build on past experience. Based on."