electronic publishing: a look to the future
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Electronic Publishing: A Look to theFutureSteven B. Silvern aa Auburn UniversityPublished online: 03 Nov 2009.
To cite this article: Steven B. Silvern (1987) Electronic Publishing: A Look to the Future, Journal ofResearch in Childhood Education, 2:1, 5-5, DOI: 10.1080/02568548709594917
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Electronic Publishing: A Look to the FutureSteven B. SilvernAuburn University
As a novice in the technical world of publishing I wondered, like others, why all the fussabout typing style? Surely the content of themanuscript is more important than the form!True, at the decision level of publish, revise,reject. But, once the publication decision ismade, form is communicative as well as content. JRCE is committed to publish researchin its most readable form. In addition to aclear, concise writing style, readability is alsoa function of print style, print size, spacingbetween lines, and format of text and data onthe page. In order to achieve readability theeditor must communicate to the printer theform a manuscript must take. To a certainextent , form is standardized (e.g., print style,size, and spacing for straight text) . However,every deviation from standardized style andstraight text requires a decision by the editorand an interpretation by the printer. Clearly,standardized form is an effort at savings interms of editorial and printing time as well assavings in monetary expense to make changeswhenever a miscommunication occurs.
Obviously, if the need for communication between editor and printer can be reduced , savings may be obtained in both time and money.Electronic editing, also known as page processing, using microcomputers, greatly reduces the communication between editor and
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printer. For example, without page processing(i.e., the current process) turning a group ofmanuscripts into a finishedjournal issue is aneight step procedure. Each step in the procedure is costly both in printing costs andtime delays which occur between author, editor, and printer. Much of publishing time isspent waiting for galley proofs, page proofs,and blue line proofs. However, page processingcan cut costs (both time and money) by atleast 25% and potentially by 50%. Essentially,with page processing, the first four steps canbe handled in the editorial office, without anyinvolvement by the printer. And, because mostchange s/errors occur during the first twosteps in printing, editorial changes /corrections may be handled more efficiently. Presently, one new step is added in the editorialoffice-entering text into the microcomputer.However, various technological innovationsshould eventually remove this step.
While page processing is an editorial boon,there are currently no advantages to authors.The time savings will not result in faster publicationbecause there is still a backlogofmanuscripts to be published (related to space restrictions), although reduced publishing costsmay lead to more publication space , whichwould ultimately reduce the time between acceptance and publication.D
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