A History of Scientific Journals
A comprehensive history of scientific publishing and its impact on scientific discourse.Modern scientific research has changed significantly since the days of Isaac Newton, with professionalized,…
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A comprehensive history of scientific publishing and its impact on scientific discourse.Modern scientific research has changed significantly since the days of Isaac Newton, with professionalized, collaborative, and international networks that engage a more diverse community of researchers. Yet, the long history of scientific publishing reveals a deep mutual relationship between how academic discourse develops and what (and how) research is published. With unique insights from the Royal Society of London's comprehensive archives spanning 350 years of scientific journal publishing, A History of Scientific Journals illustrates the entangled histories of scientific publishing and professional discourses. This volume provides insights into the editorial management, business practices, and financial difficulties of journals such as Philosophical Transactions, which