Re: Publication delayed journals David Goodman 23 Jul 2002 14:45 UTC
Exactly right, imho. (Though the length of the tolerable delay will vary in different fields--some small journals especially in the humanities are prepared by one person, and can easily fall months or years behind and still recover. But if this happens to a significant science journal, it's the easiest cancellation decision there is.) Peter Picerno wrote: > > I've always regarded the 'delayed publication' as the precursor to the death > of a title -- a six month delay merits flagging the title, in my opinion, > while a one year delay merits an automatic cancellation (do not pass GO do > not collect my next $200.00). In very practical terms, why continue to > subscribe to something which doesn't exist or which can't fulfill its > contract????? If journal editors cannot fulfull their obligations to the > publishers, then the publisher (who is the boss, after all) has the option, > if not the obligation, to find an editor who will perform. If the publisher > cannot fulfill its obligation to its subscribers, then the publisher should > not expect any further subscription for that title. If the journal and its > intellectual content can be done without for six months or a year, then how > important is that title and its content in the grand scheme of things, > anyway? I really think that a publisher should be obliged to refund the > pro-rated remainder of a current year's subscription when the title's > publication is delayed. When the publication is re-instated, then > subscriptions can be sought anew. (I can hear the click of lighters igniting > flame-throwers as I write this!). > > Peter Picerno > > Dr. Peter V. Picerno > Acquisitions and Serials Librarian > Nova Southeastern University Libraries > 3301 College Avenue > Fort Lauderdale FL 33314 > (954) 262-4662 > FAX (954) 262-3946 > > -----Original Message----- > From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum > [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU]On Behalf Of Feustel, Carol (FEUSTECS) > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 10:25 AM > To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU > Subject: Re: Publication delayed journals > > I've got another journal from a different publisher: > TOXICOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL HEALTH. > Arnold / part of Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (2001-) > > We've paid through v.18 for 2002. I just received v.17#3 July 10. There > was ONE YEAR between the receipt of vol.16 #2 and vol.16#3-5. > > They'll want more money for v.19-unless we cancel it. I tell my account > reps to warn the publishers that extreme delay may win their journal the > Cancellation List Award for that year. I guess most of the publishers don't > care. > > The funniest one was the apology I received from Haworth regarding > Journal of geriatric drug therapy > - which is changing titles to Journal of Aging & Pharmacotherapy. The > publisher is trying to "motivate the editor" to complete the next volume! I > guess if the editor won't do his/her work the publishers' hands are tied! > Just don't charge us further, ok? > > As John said > "ANYTHING faintly resembling an opinion is strictly mine and not that of > the institution or anyone else" > > One Nation Under God > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Wise People Still Seek Him > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Carol S. Feustel phone: 513-558-0179 > Serials Specialist fax: 513-558-1709 > Health Sciences Library email: carol.feustel@uc.edu > University of Cincinnati > MSB R101 Box 670574 > 231 Albert Sabin Way > Cincinnati, OH 45267-0574 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The Original Journal Goddess. Accept no imitations!! > Opinions expressed are mine, not my employers > > A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand. (Hershy) -- David Goodman Research Librarian and Biological Science Bibliographer Princeton University Library Princeton, NJ 08544-0001 phone: 609-258-7785 fax: 609-258-2627 e-mail: dgoodman@princeton.edu