Re: Does More Mean More?

["William Walsh" <libwdw@langate.gsu.edu>]

1995:

...academic literature is said to be doubling every 10-15 years. 
Publishers do not gratuitously create new journals; they respond 
to a perceived need for publication...

Jan. 27, 2006:

One of the key values publishers add, as well as 'quality 
control', is 'quantity control'.

Feb. 3, 2006:

Both articles and journals (and, of course, the number of 
scientists) has risen by a more or less steady 3 percent per 
annum for a very long time.

Sally,

In your Jan. 27th post, how are you defining "publisher" and 
"quantity control"?

Bill


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