Scientific Information Transfer: The Editor’s Role: Proceedings of the First International Conference of Scientific Editors, April 24–29, 1977, Jerusalem

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Some Aspects of Data Recording and Microform Output for Information Distribution....Pages 3-8
Editorial Processing Centres: A View from the United Kingdom....Pages 9-20
Editorial Processing Centres and International Scientific Journals....Pages 21-24
Editing a Photographically Reproduced Journal....Pages 25-27
The Dual Journal Concept....Pages 29-30
Innovation in the Publication of Lengthy Research Articles....Pages 31-33
On-Line Preparation of Typescript....Pages 35-41
Primary Publications and Modern Information Systems Copyright Problems from the Viewpoint of Editors of Scientific Journals....Pages 43-50
Librarians’ Reactions to Non-Conventional Publishing Methods....Pages 51-58
Panel: Users’ Reactions to New Techniques in Scientific Publishing....Pages 59-70
Multiple Choice, A Publications Option for a Diverse Science....Pages 71-76
The Journal as a Centre for International Communications: The Experience of Current Anthropology ....Pages 77-82
Flagging and Tagging Scientific Data....Pages 83-94
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Treatment of 100 Man-Related Scientific Problems: Science as an Indicator of Publications....Pages 97-104
Information Transfer and Management in the European Community....Pages 105-111
How Editors Catalyze the Publication Explosion....Pages 113-121
Logopollution and Ways to Prevent It....Pages 123-124
Model of the Growth of Science Illustrates Structural Problem in Scientific Publishing....Pages 125-127
Publication-Centred Symposium: An Experiment....Pages 129-132
In Defense of Standardized On-Demand Publication....Pages 133-139
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
The Publication Game and the Education of Future Scholars....Pages 141-155
Editors’ Impact on Science Policies and Politics....Pages 157-160
The Editor as Mover or Retarder of Scientific Ideas....Pages 161-169
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Democracy of the Intellect....Pages 173-177
The Role of Review Journals in Scientific Publication....Pages 179-182
Reports on Progress in Physics....Pages 183-192
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Editorial Judgment in Scientific Periodicals....Pages 195-201
Improving Referee-Selection and Manuscript Evaluation....Pages 203-229
Refereeing Reconsidered: An Examination of Unwitting Bias in Scientific Evaluation....Pages 231-242
Publication, Innovation and Citation....Pages 243-247
Sex and Money....Pages 249-259
The Creative Role and Function of Editors....Pages 261-264
Can Editing be Quantitated?....Pages 265-270
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
A Coherent Philosophy of Titles, Abstracts and Keywords in Scientific Articles....Pages 273-275
The CSIRO Style Manual....Pages 277-278
Progress with EDITERRA Editors’ Handbook....Pages 279-281
The Fourth Edition of the CBE Style Manual....Pages 283-285
Style Manuals and Guides for Authors and Editors: Prescriptive or Descriptive?....Pages 287-290
On the Preparation of a Reference Manual for Authors and Typists of an International Research Centre....Pages 291-298
Style! Why Bother?....Pages 299-305
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Standardization of Written Information in Science and Technology....Pages 307-309
An Editor’s View of Standards and Standardization....Pages 311-319
Presentation of Numerical Data in the Primary Literature....Pages 321-328
Barriers in the Flow of Numerical Data from Primary to Secondary to Tertiary Literature. A Case History....Pages 329-336
The CODATA Biologists’ Guide for Presentation of Numerical Data....Pages 337-339
Four Kinds of Style....Pages 341-343
Front Matter....Pages 345-345
Introduction to Morning Session....Pages 347-349
The Organization and Economics of Publishing and the Function of the Editor....Pages 351-357
Is a Good Editor a Good Publisher?....Pages 359-361
Financing Scientific Society Journals in the USA....Pages 363-375
The Publication of Scientific Journals in France....Pages 377-383
Integrated Science Publishing: An Example from Australia....Pages 385-390
Economics and Organization of Scientific Publishing: The ESRC Model Study....Pages 391-403
Surviving Inflation? Some Recent Financial Problems of a Specialist Medical Journal....Pages 405-413
Editing a Photographically Reproduced Mathematics Journal....Pages 415-418
Page Composition Costs of Philosophy Journals: A Report on a Study....Pages 419-427
Front Matter....Pages 429-429
Introduction to Session: International, National and Regional Problems....Pages 431-432
Experiences of the Nordic Publishing Board in Science (NOP)....Pages 433-439
Centers for Scientific Publications....Pages 441-443
Quantity and Quality in Israeli Science....Pages 445-455
Front Matter....Pages 429-429
EDITEAST (Association of Editors in Science in Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania) and its Role in Scientific Publishing in the Region....Pages 457-458
Science Publications in Hong Kong....Pages 459-463
Front Matter....Pages 465-465
Functional Differentiation of Social Science Journals....Pages 467-471
The Need for a Council of Social Science Editors....Pages 473-484
Stability versus Change in Psychological Research. Toward Improved Standards in Psychological Journals....Pages 485-497
Front Matter....Pages 499-499
The Non-Conventional Literature of Tropical Agricultural Resource Assessment and Development: Its Nature, Sources, Quantity, Value and Accessibility....Pages 501-521
A Rational System for Editing and Publishing the Literature of Tropical Agricultural Resource Assessment and Development Planning....Pages 523-542
Scientific Editing and Publishing for the Third World: A Review from the Tropical Products Institute....Pages 543-551
The International Development Research Centre: Its Unique Role in World Development....Pages 553-555
Front Matter....Pages 557-557
Developments in Information Transfer....Pages 559-562
Information Flow Between Primary Journals and Secondary Services: Report on a Study....Pages 563-566
The Past and Future of the Conventional Abstracts Journal....Pages 567-572
User Reactions to Secondary Journals....Pages 573-580
On the Information Transfer from Primary to Secondary Sources and from Secondary to Primary Sources - An Editing Experiment in an Interdisciplinary Field (Automatic Image Analysis)....Pages 581-586
How Services from the Institute for Scientific Information R (ISI R ) Aid Journal Editors and Publishers....Pages 587-595
The Difficulties of Preparing the International Serials Catalogue. How Editors Could Help....Pages 597-604
History of ASCE Indexing and Abstracting....Pages 605-618
A Practical Seminar-Workshop Course in Scientific Writing....Pages 619-632
Front Matter....Pages 633-633
IFSEA....Pages 635-647
Front Matter....Pages 649-649
First International Conference of Scientific Editors....Pages 651-651
Front Matter....Pages 649-649
IFSEA....Pages 652-656
Bibliographical References in Scientific Publications: Suggestions From a Ciba Foundation Workshop, London, 25 November 1977....Pages 657-666
Back Matter....Pages 667-686