The future of your journal
October, 2008
In this issue of Editors’ Update, we have discussed some of the ways in which technological advances have changed and improved scientific research, publishing and dissemination. Which set of tools or functions is likely to be the most beneficial to the future of your journal?
A. Tools for managing and streamlining the editing process, including facilitating communication with authors, co-editors and reviewers, such as EES;
B. Functionality related to dissemination and visibility, such as YouTube abstracts and Proceedia which allow for new ways to access more complete information;
C. Social networking tools, to help in building relationships between scientists and allowing for
collaborative projects across geographical and disciplinary boundaries.
Please choose A, B or C, and explain your rationale
