Cover -- Academic and Professional Publishing -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- About the authors -- 1 Introduction: overview of academic and professional publishing -- Introduction -- Trends in journal publishing -- The four phases of the 'modern journal' -- The rise, fall and rise in circulation -- Current status -- Electronic publishing -- Journals and data -- A dark cloud -- The future -- References -- 2 Peer review in a rapidly evolving publishing landscape -- Introduction -- Peer review as the foundation of the primary literature -- The peer-review process -- Evaluation and decision-making -- New models of peer review -- Post-publication review and evaluation -- Conclusion and outlook -- Sources of further information -- References -- 3 The scholarly ecosystem -- Introduction -- Funding of research by governments, business and other organisations -- Research and researchers -- Competition and collaboration -- Looking forward -- Notes -- References -- 4 The digital revolution -- Introduction -- Online publishing platforms -- Web 2.0 -- Workflow integration -- Mobile devices -- Semantic technology -- Publisher interests in semantic technology -- Conclusion and outlook -- References -- 5 Publishing and communication strategies -- Introduction -- Strategic developments in the scientific and academic publishing industry -- Product development vs. market development -- Programme management and portfolio development -- The Tao of Academic Publishing -- Acknowledgments and sources of further information -- Notes -- References -- 6 Development of journal publishing business models and finances -- Introduction -- Business models for scholarly journals -- Cost management -- Financial management and performance -- Journals as a portfolio -- Conclusion and outlook -- Note -- Sources of further information -- References.

7 Development of book publishing business models and finances -- Introduction -- The impact of digitisation and digital publishing -- The stakeholders and market drivers of digital book publishing -- The shape and development of new book publishing business models -- Conclusion - the future of 'stuff' -- Acknowledgement -- Further reading -- References -- 8 Editorial and production workflows -- Introduction -- Advances in formats and in editorial and production workflows -- Metadata and XML-based processing -- Electronic production workflows -- Business process management and IT systems development -- Quality assurance -- Conclusion and outlook -- Note -- References -- 9 Electronic publishing standards -- Introduction -- Standards development -- Key standards in electronic publishing -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 10 Citation, bibliometrics and quality: assessing impact and usage -- Introduction -- Quality, impact and popularity -- Citation indices -- Journal impact metrics -- Backlash against citation metrics -- Strategic journal development -- The 'early view' effect -- Open Access (OA) and citations -- Author metrics -- The future of research performance metrics -- References -- 11 Relating content to the user -- Introduction: user experience in the publishing industry -- Researcher workflow: insights from market and user research -- Interactivity, personalization and dialogue -- Metadata and text mining -- Interoperability and workflow support -- Authority, versioning and trust -- Conclusion and outlook -- Sources of further information -- References -- 12 Sales, licensing and marketing -- Introduction -- Fundamentals of a publishing business -- Understanding the market -- The development of pricing models -- The role of the publisher in adding value -- Conclusion and outlook -- Acknowledgments and sources of further information.

References -- 13 The evolving role of libraries in the scholarly ecosystem -- Introduction -- The move to digital collections -- The changing role of libraries -- The triple helix, research funding and libraries -- Where next? Discovery and the role of libraries -- Notes -- References -- 14 Publishing ethics and integrity -- Introduction: why should publishers be concerned about ethics? -- What can go wrong if scholarly publishing is unethical? -- What can publishers do to prevent, detect and respond to research and publication misconduct? -- How should editors and publishers respond to allegations or suspicions of fraud and misconduct? -- What role should publishers play in setting journal policies? -- The relationship between publishers and journal editors -- Why being ethical makes commercial sense -- Conclusions and outlook -- Sources of further information -- References -- 15 Legal aspects and copyright -- Introduction -- Copyright basics -- Role of copyright in the digital age -- Publishing agreements -- Creative commons and similar licences -- Piracy issues and enforcement routes -- Conclusion and outlook -- Sources of further information -- Notes -- References -- 16 Relationship management -- Introduction -- Establishing a formal relationship: contracts, obligations and responsibilities -- Collaborative journal development -- Adopting an account management approach -- Managing the people in a relationship -- Winning and retaining publishing contracts -- Summary -- References -- Other useful resources -- 17 Does journal publishing have a future? -- Introduction -- Key Question 1: Research behaviour: will researchers still communicate and be evaluated by journal publication? -- Key Question 2: Technology: will tools develop that make the current journal obsolete?.

Key Question 3: Business models: will there be any viable business models to sustain publishing operations with net returns? -- Key Question 4: Political zeitgeist: will public (political) attitudes regarding the Internet make publishing impossible? -- Conclusions -- References -- 18 External forces and their impacts on academic and professional publishing -- Introduction -- Abundance and absorption: the reality of a 'flat' information world -- Customer demands and preferences -- Devices and mobility -- Business model pressures -- Workflows and use-cases -- Metrics and meaning -- Source of stability -- Trends worth watching -- Conclusion -- References -- 19 Career development in academic and professional publishing -- Introduction -- Entry routes -- Subject expertise and skills -- Qualifications -- The value of a publishing qualification -- Internal and external training courses for publishing staff: learning on the job -- Occupational standards -- Career development in post -- Current and future skills -- Resources -- Acknowledgements -- 20 Epilogue: trust in academic and professional publishing -- Introduction -- Trust in scholarly publishing -- How do publishers establish trust? -- Stewards of content -- What about business models and costs? -- What about small publishers? -- Identification of content and people -- Conclusion and outlook -- Notes -- References -- Index.