Abstract

Legal scholarship's main mode of formal communication, the law journal article, is mostly stuck in the print publishing model. By adopting some tools and practices made possible by digital communications, legal scholarship can become more accessible, flexible, and interdisciplinary. Instructive examples can be found in the science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEM) journals. These practices are publishing in HTML and e-book formats and adopting persistent identifiers for scholarly works.

Highlights

  • Since the first law reviews were published in the late 19th century, journals have grown in numbers and influence.[1]

  • Keele law journals through research and administrative assistance, and many are taking a greater role in disseminating legal scholarship.[4]

  • This article will describe how major STEM publishers distribute in formats beyond Portable Document Format (PDF) and use persistent identifiers

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Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Legal scholarship’s main mode of formal communication, the law journal article, is mostly stuck in the print publishing model. Instructive examples can be found in the science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEM) journals. These practices are publishing in HTML and e-book formats and adopting persistent identifiers for scholarly works

INTRODUCTION
PUBLISHING BEYOND THE PDF
USING PERSISTENT IDENTIFIERS
CONCLUSION
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