Abstract
This article reviews past, present, and future trends of electronic journals (e-journals) in general, and more specifically, chemistry and biochemistry journals. The author presents various issues involved in e-journals and their subscription models and provides some professional tools and figures. The author analyzes the growth, characteristics, and distribution patterns of e-journals and discusses aggregators, the leading e-journal packages, and pricing options. The second part of this study considers when and how a consortium of university libraries should switch from print to e-journals. The author presents a feasibility study for the acquisition of a core collection of electronic journals in chemistry and biochemistry by the City University of New York (CUNY) libraries. Serials Review 2002; 28:21–32.
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