Information Science

Scholarly Communication

System through which research and other scholarly writings are created, evaluated for quality, disseminated to the scholarly community, and preserved for future use. It includes both formal means of communication, such as publication in peer-reviewed journals, and informal channels, such as electronic listservs. (from Association of College & Research Libraries, “Principles and Strategies for the Reform of Scholarly Communication 1,” 2003)

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Abstract

System through which research and other scholarly writings are created, evaluated for quality, disseminated to the scholarly community, and preserved for future use. It includes both formal means of communication, such as publication in peer-reviewed journals, and informal channels, such as electronic listservs. (from Association of College & Research Libraries, “Principles and Strategies for the Reform of Scholarly Communication 1,” 2003)

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Classification

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Communication, Scholarly
  • Communications, Scholarly
  • Scholarly Communications
  • Scholarly Publishing
  • Publishing, Scholarly

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2018

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Scholarly Communication. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073820. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073820
  2. Scholarly Communication. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholarly_communication
  3. Scholarly Communication. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7432048