Today I went to a really interesting presentation titled "Scholarly journal publishing in Australia" by Dr Hamid R. Jamali from Charles Sturt University.
Abstract. Australia currently has 600+ peer-reviewed scholarly journals, some of which started a century ago. Most of these journals belong to or are affiliated with universities or non-profit organisations (e.g. learned societies). As journal publishing has increasingly become challenging due to a competitive market and various business models, some of these journals face uncertain futures. In the last decade alone 150+ Australian journals ceased publication. This presentation reports the findings of two recent studies on journal publishing in Australia and looks at the distribution of journals by owner, publisher, Field of Research, and publishing model. The presentation also reports the findings of a survey of discontinued journals on what circumstances resulted in the discontinuation of journals. The session will be an opportunity to discuss the value of having local/national journals and the role they play in research.
Biography. Dr Hamid R. Jamali is an Associate Professor in the School of Information and Communication Studies at Charles Sturt University. He received his PhD in Information Science from University College London in 2008, and before joining CSU he worked as an Associate Professor at Kharazmi University in Iran. Hamid’s current research interests broadly cover the area of scholarly communication which includes reading, citing and publishing behaviour, journal publishing, open access, and research evaluation. He has been involved in multiple international projects including two recent projects on the scholarly communication of early career researchers.
It seems that my experience as Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, published by Speech Pathology Australia has been uncommon, with many Australian journals closing rather than internationalising while retaining their Australian influence and reach. I was the editor when we changed the name. Here is the publication history: https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=iasl20
- Currently known as: • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2008 - current)
- Formerly known as • Advances in Speech Language Pathology (1999 - 2007) • Australian Journal of Human Communication Disorders (1973 - 1996) • Journal of the Australian College of Speech Therapists (1951 - 1972)
