Sustainability of Scientific Journals in the developing world with special reference to Bangladesh
The study aimed to explore the sustainability issues of journal publication in Bangladesh. Forty-three journal editors were interviewed, and 66 current journals were scanned. Findings reveal that 68~1o of the journals were published late, 30°/o had inconsistencies in typesetting, and 14% were in...
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10361-133532019-12-26T21:01:11Z Sustainability of Scientific Journals in the developing world with special reference to Bangladesh Ahmed, Hasan Shareef Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R. Khan, M Shamsul Islam Ullah, AKM Ahsan Scientific Journals Developing world Bangladesh BRAC Sustainability Communication in science Developing countries The study aimed to explore the sustainability issues of journal publication in Bangladesh. Forty-three journal editors were interviewed, and 66 current journals were scanned. Findings reveal that 68~1o of the journals were published late, 30°/o had inconsistencies in typesetting, and 14% were indexed. Most journals were found either excellent or of good quality in terms of printing (85~'0), binding (77~'0), paper (92%), and graphic reproduction (76~'0). Most journals were not available in major libraries. Of the 43 editors, 28 reported to have cost-recovery of 1-45% from subscription, advertisement, and sales. About 74.4% of the editors did not consider their journals at stake. Although 86% of the editors were confident that their journals would sustain in the long run, 37 .3~'0 could not cite any logic in support of their statement. Major problems include lack of finance and quality articles, skilled staff, institutional support; and lengthy peer review process. Only one claimed to be a full-time editor having training on editing and publication. Half (51%) of the editors reported to have training on editing, while four had publication training. Most editors (79%) showed keen interest in editing and publication training. Some suggestions are made to ensure sustainability of local journals. 2019-12-26T05:04:50Z 2019-12-26T05:04:50Z 1999-03 Research report Ahmed, H. S., Chowdhury, A. M. R., Khan, M. S. I., & Ullah, A. A. (1999, March). Sustainability of Scientific Journals in the developing world with special reference to Bangladesh. Research Reports (1998): Social Studies, Vol – XXI, 271–278. http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13353 en application/pdf BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED) |
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Scientific Journals Developing world Bangladesh BRAC Sustainability Communication in science Developing countries Ahmed, Hasan Shareef Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R. Khan, M Shamsul Islam Ullah, AKM Ahsan Sustainability of Scientific Journals in the developing world with special reference to Bangladesh |
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The study aimed to explore the sustainability issues of journal
publication in Bangladesh. Forty-three journal editors were interviewed,
and 66 current journals were scanned. Findings reveal that 68~1o of the
journals were published late, 30°/o had inconsistencies in typesetting,
and 14% were indexed. Most journals were found either excellent or of
good quality in terms of printing (85~'0), binding (77~'0), paper (92%), and
graphic reproduction (76~'0). Most journals were not available in major
libraries. Of the 43 editors, 28 reported to have cost-recovery of 1-45%
from subscription, advertisement, and sales. About 74.4% of the editors
did not consider their journals at stake. Although 86% of the editors were
confident that their journals would sustain in the long run, 37 .3~'0 could
not cite any logic in support of their statement. Major problems include
lack of finance and quality articles, skilled staff, institutional support;
and lengthy peer review process. Only one claimed to be a full-time editor
having training on editing and publication. Half (51%) of the editors
reported to have training on editing, while four had publication training.
Most editors (79%) showed keen interest in editing and publication
training. Some suggestions are made to ensure sustainability of local
journals. |
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Ahmed, Hasan Shareef Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R. Khan, M Shamsul Islam Ullah, AKM Ahsan |
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Ahmed, Hasan Shareef Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R. Khan, M Shamsul Islam Ullah, AKM Ahsan |
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Sustainability of Scientific Journals in the developing world with special reference to Bangladesh |
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Sustainability of Scientific Journals in the developing world with special reference to Bangladesh |
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Sustainability of Scientific Journals in the developing world with special reference to Bangladesh |
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Sustainability of Scientific Journals in the developing world with special reference to Bangladesh |
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Sustainability of Scientific Journals in the developing world with special reference to Bangladesh |
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sustainability of scientific journals in the developing world with special reference to bangladesh |
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BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED) |
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