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This is also the approach taken by the BioMed Central journals <http://www.biomedcentral.com/> -Ed -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jeremy Frumkin Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:44 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] A code4lib journal proposal Ross unleashed: >> > Why does it have to follow /any/ traditional publishing model? > > I sort of like the idea that maybe 3 articles come out in a week, then > nothing for a week or two, then another article comes out, and then > one comes out every day for a 13 day span. > > If the delivery method is purely electronic, and it's a given that the > intended audience would have tools to be alerted of new articles, why > bother with a formal schedule? > > -Ross. While I was at the University of Arizona, we produced the Journal of Insect Science (http://insectscience.org) (now at the University of Wisconsin). While this is a peer reviewed journal, it took the approach not to produce actual "issues", but to publish articles once they successfully vetted through the peer review process. For preservation and posterity, at the end of each year we would print out all of the articles and have them hard bound. The point is, Ross' suggestion is a good one, and I give it a hearty +1 -- jaf =============================================== Jeremy Frumkin The Gray Chair for Innovative Library Services 121 The Valley Library, Oregon State University Corvallis OR 97331-4501 [log in to unmask] 541.737.9928 541.737.3453 (Fax) 541.230.4483 (Cell) =============================================== " Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. " - Emerson