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News Release from Johns Hopkins University Press (Apologies for
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Stoan)
Wed Jun 22 20:30:14 2005
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Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:31:27 -0500
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Submitted on behalf of the Editorial Board of portal: Libraries and the
Academy.
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Stephen K. Stoan
Director of Library & Information Services
Drury University
900 North Benton Ave
Springfield, MO 65802
417-873-7282 office
417-873-7432 fax
sstoan@drury.edu
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NEWS RELEASE
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Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363
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Contact: Michael Pizzo
(410) 516-6982
mjq@press.jhu.edu
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PORTAL: LIRARIES AND THE ACADEMY BOARD OF EDITORS SELECTION COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCES THE 2005 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS AWARD FOR BEST ARTICLE
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BALTIMORE, MD- June 16, 2005, The portal: Libraries and the Academy
Board of Editors Awards Committee announced today that "A Survey of
Business Trends at BioOne Publishing Partners and its Implications for
BioOne," featured in the October 2004, Volume 4, Number 4 issue, was
awarded the 2005 Johns Hopkins University Press award for the best
article featured in portal in the 2004 volume. The winning article
authored by Todd A. Carpenter, Heather Joseph, and Mary Waltham analyzed
a survey of BioOne publishers conducted in the fall of 2003. Data were
collected from both profit and not-for-profit publishers on scholarly
output in terms of pages and articles produced, revenues, expenditures,
profit, loss, and circulation, and compared against industry-standard
benchmarks. The end result was an assessment of business practices
documenting the effect of recent trends on publishers' revenue streams
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The criteria used in the selection process for this award included:
quality of research methodology, the extent to which the article places
library issues in a broader academic or higher education context, the
extent to which the article makes a significant contribution to the
literature or the advancement of knowledge, timeliness and the overall
quality of writing. After an independent review of articles nominated by
board members, "A Survey of Business Trends at BioOne Publishing
Partners and its Implications for BioOne" was selected as the inaugural
recipient. In addition to the Johns Hopkins University Press Award, the
authors will receive a cash prize of $500.=20
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About portal=20
portal: Libraries and the Academy is a refereed journal that provides
regular coverage of issues in technology, publishing, and periodicals
while examining the role of libraries in meeting institutional missions.
The journal explores the relationship between librarianship and
scholarship and welcomes submissions from academic librarians, faculty
and administrators who have the broad view of the role of the library in
higher educaton. portal was runner-up for the "Best New Journal" for
exceptional editorial content and articles presented by the Council of
Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ) and the 2004 Jesse H. Shera Award
winner for Distinguished Published Research, sponsored by the Library
Research Round Table of ALA. =20
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Annual individual subscriptions to portal are available for $49.00 and
institutional subscriptions $168.00 (online or print) or $235.20 (online
and print). Online subscriptions are also available through Project
MUSE(r) (http://muse.jhu.edu). For additional information visit
www.press.jhu.edu or call (800) 548-1784.
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About The Johns Hopkins University Press
Founded in 1878 with the establishment of the American Journal of
Mathematics, The Johns Hopkins University Press is recognized as one of
the world's finest and most accomplished scholarly publishers. Today in
addition to a broad catalog of titles, The Press publishes more than 55
illustrious serials in the arts and humanities, technology and medicine,
higher education, history, political science, and library science. The
Johns Hopkins University Press also manages membership services for
scholarly and professional associations and societies. The Press, in
collaboration with the Milton S. Eisenhower Library at The Johns Hopkins
University, also founded Project MUSE(r) a leader in electronic academic
and scholarly publishing.
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