The Publishing Experiences of Historians
Margaret Dalton
To obtain the views of scholars on so-called crisis scholarly monograph, a questionnaire was sent to 1,416 historians in doctoral/research universities asking about experiences getting their books published and opinions range issues relating publication. Included were questions refereeing, changes they have encountered publication process since first book, electronic publishing, expectations future. Additional related practices as readers buyers books. Among major conclusions that refereeing is considered essential it accomplishes its purposes successfully; there exists widespread reluctance publish format available only electronically; emphasis bottom line university presses has had an impact topics chosen investigate; no agreement kind history needs, although many would like see more attention paid what individuals who are interested but not themselves read; majority finding difficult get than did earlier careers.
Journal of Scholarly Publishing