Dr Jekyll and Dr Hyde: author-reader asymmetries in scholarly publishing

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Title:	Dr Jekyll and Dr Hyde: author-reader asymmetries in scholarly publishing
Author(s):	Michael A. Mabe, (Michael A. Mabe is Director of Academic Relations, at Elsevier Science, Oxford, UK.), Mayur Amin, (Mayur Amin is Director, Research Office, at Elsevier Science, Oxford, UK.)
Citation:	Michael A. Mabe, Mayur Amin, (2002) "Dr Jekyll and Dr Hyde: author-reader asymmetries in scholarly publishing", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 54 Iss: 3, pp.149 - 157
Keywords:	Academic staff, Journal publishing
Article type:	General review
DOI:	10.1108/00012530210441692 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	The fundamental asymmetries of the journal system are reviewed and an examination is made of the differences between author and reader behaviour at both a quantitative and a qualitative level. Author productivity and so-called “salami-style” publishing practices are examined. An estimate of global author numbers is made. Reader and readership studies combined with bibliometric analysis allow the proposal of a means of estimating reading rates of journals.