1 UKSG A Day in the Life of a Journal Publisher One size doesn’t fit all: another perspective Katy Christomanou Publisher, CABI Publishing

2 About CAB International Status: CAB International is a global not-for- profit organisation with its headquarters in the UK and offices in North America, Asia, and Africa; Ownership: c.40 member governments including UK, Canada, China, and Australia; Activities: Publishing and information management, scientific research, and development assistance;

3 CAB International’s Locations

4 CABI Publishing Core activities Databases; Journals; Books and Reference Works; Compendia; Information Solutions; Information for Development;

5 Subject coverage Animal Science Crop Protection Forest Science Horticulture Human Nutrition Soil Science Plant Sciences Agricultural Economics Dairy Science Leisure, Recreation, Tourism Medical and Veterinary Parasitology, Entomology and Mycology International Health and Infectious Diseases Rural Development and Health

6 CABI Publishing products Primary and review journals

7 CABI Publishing products Books and reference works 60 each year

8 CABI Publishing products Bibliographic databases: Print Online CD-ROM, CAB SPECTRUM CAB COLLECTION Internet

9 CABI Publishing products Internet knowledge communities:

10 CABI Publishing products Interactive educational and reference products:

11 Journals Programme 14 Primary and Review Titles American Journal of Alternative Agriculture Animal Health Research Reviews Aquatic Resources, Culture and Development British Journal of Nutrition Bulletin of Entomological Research Equine and Comparative Exercise Physiology In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant Journal of Helminthology Nutrition Research Reviews Plant Genetic Resources - characterization and utilization Public Health Nutrition Proceedings of the Nutrition Society Seed Science Research Soil Use and Management

12 Journals Programme Partner Societies The Nutrition Society Society for In Vitro Biology - Plant Division International Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology International Society for Seed Science British Society of Soil Science NIAB

13 Why the need to work with external agents Programme not very big yet Have tried self-hosting but proved not to be scaleable or cost-effective

14 Working with external agencies Day-to-day aspects Implications for product enhancement and development Issues of relevance to librarians

15 Submission to publication Editorial process Submission to acceptance of manuscripts: externally managed by editorial offices responsible for peer review Production process Receipt of accepted manuscript to publication in print and online

16 Submission to publication (cont’d) Production process  Manuscript received and logged in tracking system  Manuscript sent to freelance copy editor  Copy-edited manuscript or disk to typesetters  Proofs to authors, editors, CABI  Author’s comments collated and sent to typesetters  Revised proofs to CABI collated in issue  Approval to print and request of electronic files  Printed copies dispatched and electronic files sent to online host

17 Day-to-day aspects Schedules agreed in advance of a volume Turnarounds fixed Delays at one stage in the process can be amplified in later stages, e.g. missed slots etc.

18 Product development Enhancing existing products can be limited by systems used by suppliers Host may be developing at a different pace (e.g. advance online publication)

19 Product development (cont’d) Trying and testing new ideas  Publisher’s input  Interpretation and feedback  Expense

20 Relevance to librarians Ease of access and support Minimum bureaucracy (e.g. licensing agreements) Stability and reliability Implications of changes of hosts (can also result from change of Publisher)  Set-up  Access to past volumes

21 Pros and Cons Pros No need for investment in technology Easier to offer products via a platform that keeps up with industry standards, including setting up agreements with third party hosts (linkage/CrossRef, pay- per-view, document delivery) Costs of day-to-day operation are fixed Reliability

22 Pros and Cons Cons Inflexibility of systems ‘Template’ approach to online publication Product development more difficult and more expensive to implement Conflicting priorities/different business objectives Hosts can suffer changes (mergers etc) Reliability?

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