1. How the Web has transformed scientific journals Andrew Wray Group Publisher, Institute of Physics Monday 18 June 2007 andrew.wray@iop.org, www.iop.org

2. Outline l The online journal office l Peer review and commentary l Historic archives l Reference & citation linking l Multimedia & supplementary data l New business models (consortia, OA, tiered) l Virtual journals and search sites l Social filtering l... metadata

3. Recent surveys l 81% of authors prefer to interact with online journal systems l 63% of referees prefer to referee online, 31% via email l ~70% of editors & publishers report decreased refereeing time (-25%) and administration time (-30%) “Online submission and peer review systems - a review”, Mark Ware, Mark Ware Consulting Ltd, 2005

9. Peer Review and Commentary l Web allows pre- and post-publication commentary l Blogs - trackbacks on arXiv l Atmospheric Chemistry l Faculty of 1000

15. Historic archives and reference linking l Many journals have digitised their archives l Science from 1665 to 2007 is now searchable and accessible online l Reference linking is ubiquitous l Citation linking is growing

20. Screenshots of a chain of linked references Go back in time and then forward

22. Screenshots of a chain of linked references Go back in time and then forward

23. Screenshots of a chain of linked references Go back in time and then forward

24. Screenshots of a chain of linked references Go back in time and then forward

25. l Multimedia etc l Something from NJP l Any interactive math anywhere????

32. Brief diversion into what has not worked – Filing Cabinet

35. New Business Models l Not tied to printing and distribution costs l Tiny incremental cost of one new reader l New pricing models l Discounts for e-only l Tiered pricing by size of university l Consortia l Deep discounts or free access for small institutions, developing countries…

36. New Business Models l Free to publish vs. Free to read l Web facilitates open access models l Author pays l Institution pays a membership fee l Sponsorship l Advertising

37. Images of BMC and PR-STAB to show sponsorship and advertising of OA titles

39. Virtual journals and search sites l Science of Aging Knowledge Environment l American Institute of Physics Virtual Journals l Google Scholar l Scirus

45. Scitopia image

46. Social filtering l sharing references and bookmarks l social filtering of information l Nature’s Connotea l Cite-u-like l Flickr l ALPSP awards for innovation l www.alpsp.org/awards.htm

50. Conclusions l Journals remain very powerful for the peer review and credibility they confer l New services are providing more than just content or searching: l Filtering l Structure l Context l Help scientists make sense of what is available online l …all based on sharing good metadata