The mind and brain scholar as a hitchhiker in the post-gutenberg galaxy: Publishing at 2000 and beyond

Electronic journal (e-journal) publishing has started to change the ways we think about publishing. However, many scholars and scientists in the mind and brain sciences are still ignorant of the new possibilities and ongoing debates. This paper will provide a summary of the issues involved, give an update of the current discussion, and supply practical information on issue s related to e-journal publishing and self-archiving relevant fur the mind and brain sciences. Issues such as differences between traditional and e-jo urnal publishing, open archive initiatives, worldwide conventions, quality control, costs involved in e-journal publishing, and copyright questions wi ll he addressed. Practical hints on how to self-archive, how to submit to t he e-joumal Psycoloquy, how to create an open research archive, and where t o find information relevant to e-publishing will be supplied, (C) 2001 Acad emic Press.