So, you want to create a new scientific journal, what for?

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  • Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54167/rei.v1i1.1285

Keywords:

scientific journals, scientific publishing, competitiveness, publishers, financial considerations, peer review, editorial boards

Abstract

In this first installment of the School of Editors section, I discuss different reasons that can motivate the launch of a new scientific journal. I start by questioning: Why do we want to establish a new journal? Its response implies realizing that there can be both correct and incorrect reasons for creating a new journal. If it is an institutional journal, the limited understanding that some individuals have about what a scientific journal is and what it entails can work against such a project, potentially dooming it to failure. Additionally, I present the results of a literature review, primarily from sources that address the publication of 28 specific journals. Such results allow discussing the various issues that make it difficult to create journals, the reasons why we can create a new scientific journal, and, as a conclusion, the initial steps to launch a new journal.

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Author Biography

Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, México

Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua (UACH) and a member of the National System of Researchers (Level II). D. in Information and Communication Sciences (Tallinn University), Master in Digital Libraries and Learning (Oslo University College; Tallinn University; and Parma University) and Bachelor in Library Science (Universidad Central de Venezuela). Specialist in information literacy, action research, bibliometrics, open access and digital libraries. He has more than 120 scientific publications. He has facilitated more than 50 courses and has participated in more than 100 international events as speaker, panelist, organizer or moderator. He is Associate Editor of the journals Information Development (SAGE) and Revista Estudios de la Información (UACH). Member of the editorial boards of The Journal of Academic Librarianship (Elsevier) and IE Revista de Investigación Educativa (Red de Investigadores Educativos de Chihuahua). In Information Development he published, from 2015 to 2020, the column Desarrollando América Latina. In 2019 he created the Juantífico Project. From 2022 he is co-host of InfoTecarios podcast. Since 2023 he has published the section Escuela de editores in the journal Estudios de la Información.

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2023-07-12

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Machin-Mastromatteo, J. D. (2023). So, you want to create a new scientific journal, what for?. Revista Estudios De La Información, 1(1), 127–139. https://doi.org/10.54167/rei.v1i1.1285
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