The once and future editorial
David Bawden
(City University London, London, UK)
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Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the changing nature of abstracts in scholarly journals, with particular reference to Journal of Documentation.
Design/methodology/approach
Selective literature review.
Findings
The nature of the editorial is changing towards a more stand-alone and substantive article.
Originality/value
The first discussion of the nature of the editorial in a scholarly information science journal.
Keywords
Citation
Bawden, D. (2016), "The once and future editorial", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 72 No. 1, pp. 2-4. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-11-2015-0138
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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