How to publish society journals: Tips for outsourcing journals to commercial publishers

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  • 学会誌をどう出版するか：商業出版社に託す場合の注意点
  • ガッカイシ オ ドウ シュッパン スル カ : ショウギョウ シュッパンシャ ニ タクス バアイ ノ チュウイテン

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<p>Publication of academic journals is not trivial. Many academic societies and institutions outsource the task to large international publishing houses, which seem more dexterous in providing review systems, advertising journals internationally, and most of all, improving the impact factor. The negotiation of the outsourcing is, however, not simple. Detailed inspection may reveal unbalanced legal liability on the society side. Indeed, the Metabolomics Society, to which the author belongs, could not reach the agreement with a publisher to improve its legal status in managing its official journal. As a result, the society chose to start a new society journal. Based on this example, I introduce tips for societies to outsource journals, and confirm the benefit of using J-STAGE.</p>

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