This article outlines a system developed by Oxford University Press fo
r the publication, in print and multiple electronic formats, of the Jo
urnal Nucleic Acids Research. It describes how procedures have been de
veloped to provide a single production process from which print, CD-RO
M and online editions can be produced. Usage analysis data for the fir
st year of publication of the online edition are presented. Extension
of the system to other biomedical journals is also briefly discussed.