How books became less 'different': An exploration of the rise of marketing within the publishing industry 1980-2010, and consideration of how this not only changed the business model, but impacted on the role of the author; with consideration of the likely associated implications of these developments in future

This research focuses on the history of publishing and authorship and is represented by the following books and articles: How to Market Books (1990; 1993; 1997; 2000; 2008) Are Books Different? (1993) Marketing your Book: An Author’s Guide (2001; 2007) Is there a Book in you? (2006) How to get a Job in Publishing (2008); and two papers from the Journal of Scholarly Publishing (2010) The work, individually and severally, explores how, from 1980–2010, most publishing houses developed the role and efficiency of their marketing processes, whose significance within organisations grew substantially; drew on an increasingly trained pool of labour that had benefitted from courses of professional preparation to support their operation; and became increasingly dependent on the participation of their authors in the marketing of their books. There is consideration of how and why the rise of new technical solutions, and the increased experience of authors in the publishing process, offered them the potential for self-development, without an automatic need for publishers to disseminate their work. The likely consequences for publishers, writers, retailers and all other associated stakeholders are explored. There is investigation of how author empowerment will affect publisher-author relations and new business opportunities in future. Finally, opportunities for additional research are identified. A detailed approach has been taken in these publications, and the research pursued with a rigorous methodology. Collectively, the work offers a detailed exploration of the structures, processes and individual roles involved, within their local and wider contexts, as well as on an international basis. The work has been informed by, and influences, others working in these fields. The resulting coherent body of work makes a significant and original contribution to the present state of knowledge in the history of publishing and authorship in particular, and to wider cultural and economic contexts in general

Transforming Scholarly Publishing through Open Access: A Bibliography

Can scholarly journal articles and other scholarly works be made freely available on the Internet? The open access movement says "yes," and it is having a significant impact on scholarly publishing. There are two major open access strategies: (1) open access journals publish articles (typically peer-reviewed articles) that are free of charge and may be able to be reused under an open license (e.g., a Creative Commons license), and (2) self-archiving of digital eprints (typically prepublication versions of articles) by authors in digital repositories, where they can be accessed free of charge and sometimes reused. Transforming Scholarly Publishing through Open Access: A Bibliography, which has over 1,100 references, provides in-depth coverage of published journal articles, books, and other works about the open access movement. Many references have links to freely available copies of included works. It is under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Cite as: Bailey, Charles W., Jr. Transforming Scholarly Publishing through Open Access: A Bibliography. Houston: Digital Scholarship, 2010

A study into the availability of and access to electronic journals for teaching and research by the academic staff at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zimbabwe

Includes bibliographical references.Researchers have relied on journals as a source of current research information for more than 350 years. In sub-Saharan Africa, researchers and libraries complain about a lack of access to subscription electronic journals despite an increase in electronic journals access schemes for developing countries. Furthermore, African researchers lag behind in publishing their work when compared to their counterparts in the developed world. Research was carried out in the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Zimbabwe, which sought to investigate electronic journal availability from the researchers’ perspectives; to discover how electronic journals are used for teaching and research; and how faculty use journals in their publications. To explore this multi-faceted objective, four key sub-objectives emanated from the main research objective. The first sub-objective was to determine to what extent the available electronic journal collections met faculty’s electronic journal teaching and research needs. The second was to establish journal usage through analysing journals cited in faculty research papers and reading lists given to graduate students. The third was to understand the problems if any, encountered in accessing electronic journals –establishing the nature and frequency of these problems. The last was to explore if academic staff desire and publish their research and in the process, to understand the obstacles they face. This study used methodological triangulation, and data was gathered through three main research methods. These were an electronic journal availability study, a 26 question- 7 survey, and a citation analysis. Each respective method addressed a respective sub-objective, with an overlap of methods for the fourth objective. The findings revealed that 85.5% of the required journals were available across the available electronic journals collections. Faculty members use electronic journals for their work; however, they need training to access and to be aware of what journal content is available. While faculty members aim to be published, evidence indicated that they use less recent journals in their published works. There was no evidence that suggested that access to electronic journals alone leads to increased publications

Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen valittuja opiskelijatöitä 2018-2019

We have the pleasure inviting you to have look at the inspired and inspiring picks from the student essays written by students and student groups in the courses organised by Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC). This is already the forth volume of our Coolest Student Papers series. The reason for publishing student papers is that as teachers of the courses we have many times thought that with some edition of a student essay they could get a real article published, but students seldom do this, even if they would be encouraged. Such a shame! We established Coolest Student Papers as a lower threshold forum for publishing these very good texts, some of which are of scholarly calibre. Once again this year’s selection shows that brilliant new students arrive our courses. We wish to reward their hard work in their intellectual endeavour by publishing their essays. The topics range from sustainability transitions to corporate foresight, from ethics to methodology and cultural sustainability. Independent, constructively critical open deliberation of how futures studies should be carried out is one of the core goals of our education and a key to further development of the courses and the whole field of futures studies. The volume is divided to sections by the courses. Each section begins with an evaluation made by the teacher after which the student essay(s) follow(s). There are 16 essays in total of which four are written in Finnish language. The Sustainable Development minor and the Futures Studies minor are offered in Finnish. The essays in English at the beginning of the volume are from the international Master’s Degree Programme of Futures Studies. Our PhD programme essays are excluded as we expect postgraduates to aim directly at journal articles. Dear Reader, we wish you the joy of looking at the field of futures studies from the student viewpoint. Have a nice journey

Econometric tests of asset price bubbles: Taking stock

Can asset price bubbles be detected? This survey of econometric tests of asset price bubbles shows that, despite recent advances, econometric detection of asset price bubbles cannot be achieved with a satisfactory degree of certainty. For each paper that finds evidence of bubbles, there is another one that fits the data equally well without allowing for a bubble. We are still unable to distinguish bubbles from time-varying or regime-switching fundamentals, while many small sample econometrics problems of bubble tests remain unresolved. © 2008 The Author Journal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Structured Description of Autonomous Inland Waterway Barge Operations

Content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. Published under licence by IOP Publishing LtdAutonomous and unmanned shipping is revolutionizing the maritime industry by introducing a paradigm shift on how to design the vessels and supporting land-side infrastructure. Currently, there is a lack of formalisms on how to plan for such operations, determining the varying degrees of autonomy and human responsibility, whilst ensuring safety and security. This paper describes fundamental concepts of autonomy in the context of ships. These are then applied in a methodology used to create systematic and structured descriptions for the operation of autonomous ship systems. The examples we use are based on ongoing efforts related to a planned autonomous inland waterway (IWW) barge operation. Finally, we show how the descriptions can be used in conjunction with existing safety and security analysis techniques. Our experience with this methodology is that it allows for a smooth transition from the autonomous ship system design phase to the assessment of the same system using UML notations. We believe that the same methodology can be easily applied to the other use cases and similar systems elsewhere.publishedVersio

Celebrating 30 years of <i>Feminism & Psychology</i>

Feminism & Psychology (F&P) was launched in 1991 with a sense of possibility, enthusiasm and excitement as well as a sense of urgent need – to critique and reconstruct mainstream psychology (theory, research methods, and clinical practice). Thirty years have now passed since the first issue was produced. Thirty volumes with three or four issues have been published each year, thanks to the efforts of many. On the occasion of F&P’s 30th anniversary, we, the present and past editors, reflect on successes, changes and challenges in relation to the journal. We celebrate the prestigious awards accruing to the journal, its editors, and authors, and the significant contributions the journal has made to critical feminist scholarship at the interface of feminisms and psychologies. We note some of the theoretical and methodological developments and social changes witnessed over the last three decades. We highlight challenges facing feminist researchers in academia as well as international feminist publishing. We conclude that the initial enthusiasm and excitement expressed by the then editorial collective was justified. But, there is still much work to be done

The evolution of entrepreneurial finance – 10 years after the global financial crisis [Editorial]

In the period following the global financial crisis, as banks and private equity investors withdrew from early stage entrepreneurial finance markets in the United Kingdom and developed economies (Mac an Bhaird, 2014; Wilson and Silver, 2013), there was a profusion in supply of alternative sources of early stage entrepreneurial finance (World Bank, 2013). These new financing options for firms partly alleviated the adverse effects of pro-cyclical provision of entrepreneurial finance (Mac an Bhaird et al., 2019). The large increase in provision of nontraditional sources of finance for the real economy was viewed as revolutionary (Harrison, 2013) and potentially transformative (Bruton et al., 2015), and its sustained use over more than a decade suggests that it is more than a passing fad. The amount of finance procured from these sources has grown significantly in a very short time period and is estimated to surpass investment from traditional sources of funding in the near future (Barnett, 2015). These developments have significant implications in relation to the supply of, and demand for, entrepreneurial finance, including well-established issues which primarily stem from information asymmetries, such as agency, signalling, moral hazard and adverse selection. The emergence of new sources of alternative finance introduces additional concerns in relation to regulation, investor protection, ownership and governance, among other issues (Bruton et al., 2015). The significant increase in the supply and use of alternative sources of finance has been facilitated to a large extent by the expansion of the Internet and use of social media. The increase in supply of, and demand for, alternative sources of finance has been accompanied by a burgeoning literature on the subject, due primarily to the availability of data that are accessible from the online platforms and websites. Over a decade has passed since the increased provision and use of alternative finance in its various forms and amounts, providing us with an opportunity to assess and analyse its adoption and to appraise how its provision may be improved for the benefit of investors and borrowers. At this juncture, we should have adequate evidence to increase the efficiency of provision from alternative sources, in order to improve the supply of finance in private debt and equity markets and to provide greater diversification and depth in financial markets. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation has been to the forefront in publishing innovative studies on topical issues at the nexus of entrepreneurship and innovation (e.g. Volume 19, Issue 1, ‘Green innovation – connecting governance, practices and outcomes’). This special issue continues in that tradition, publishing state-of-the-art studies on a variety of issues related to innovations in entrepreneurial finance. This special issue is significantly different from other journal special issues on this subject (e.g. Baldock and Mason, 2015; Harrison, 2015; Owen et al., 2019) in the range and breadth of issues investigated and analysed. The studies represent a broad geographic spread, including New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States. A broad range of financing innovations are also considered, including blockchain, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, equity-based crowdfunding and mobile payment systems. Each article provides a unique contribution to our knowledge of entrepreneurial finance, and a brief summary is provided in the following section. [...

Estimating the potential impacts of open access to research findings

Advances in information and communication technologies are disrupting traditional models of scholarly publishing, radically changing our capacity to reproduce, distribute, control, and publish information. The key question is whether there are new opportunities and new models for scholarly publishing that would better serve researchers and better communicate and disseminate research findings. Identifying access and efficiency limitations under the subscription publishing model, this paper explores the potential impacts of enhanced access to research outputs using a modified Solow-Swan model, which introduces ‘accessibility’ and ‘efficiency’ parameters into calculating returns to R&D. Indicative impact ranges are presented for Government, Higher Education and Australian Research Council R&D expenditures. We conclude that there may be substantial benefits to be gained from more open access to research findings

The Future of Scholarly Communication in the Humanities: Adaptation or Transformation?

The paper suggests that the disaggregation of the core functions of scholarly publication will inevitably change communication in the humanities