On 04/06/16 22:05, taf wrote: > On Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 1:18:51 PM UTC-7, nathan...@gmail.com wrote: >> I think the genetic genealogy community has tried on several occasions to >> establish a peer-reviewed journal, but for some reason or another, the idea >> always seems to fizzle. > > This is the fate of much of the publishing industry. Anything esoteric enough that they can't demand exorbitant subscription charges from libraries or publication fees from authors (paid out of research grants) is struggling in a market where they are being seen as progressively less relevant to a generation that thinks that everything should be free on the internet. It's difficult to see how these subscriptions can be justified. Authors, academic editors and reviewers normally contribute for free (unless things have changed). Back when I was on the committee of an archaeological society we produced a journal which was one of the main publication vehicles for our area and didn't need to resort to this sort of thing. What's more, at that time contributors wouldn't be able to produce electronic copy ready to print, everything had to be typeset by a professional typesetter. With the availability of PDF as a format there's no need for the costs of print, nor for maintaining a back-catalogue of printed material. Costs could be reduced to the cost of hosting. I can't see the current model surviving much longer, in fact I suspect current subscriptions are so high because the publishers are trying to milk what's still left, largely facilitated by the prestige of their print titles. Where no existing print journal exists there ought to be an opportunity to set up an on-line journal that could build its own reputation. Maybe this is a route whereby the old model could be superseded. -- Hotmail is my spam bin. Real address is ianng at austonley org uk