Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the changing nature of abstracts in scholarly journals, with particular reference to Journal of Documentation.

Design/methodology/approach – Selective literature review. Findings – The nature of the editorial is changing towards a more stand-alone and substantive article.

Originality/value – The first discussion of the nature of the editorial in a scholarly information science journal.

Publication Type:	Article
Publisher Keywords:	Publishing, Editors, Academic journals, Scholarly publishing, Journals, Editorials
Subjects:	Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science
Departments:	School of Communication & Creativity > Media, Culture & Creative Industries > Library & Information Science

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