Is Length of a Research Paper Mandatory for Publication in Journals?

Chandan S Chanotiya

doi:10.4172/2167-0412.1000e104

Abstract

Inception of web based Open Access tool has opened ways for many new journals in the scientific arena, worldwide. Besides web based Journals, digitalized books, audio version of the research articlesand social networking sites are also delivering scientific information to the readers. Open Access directly relates with property of individual’s work. The advantages of an Open Access publication is that the authors and copyright holders grant to all users a free research copy worldwide for scientific, as well as the right to make small number of printed copies for their personal use. The Open Access provides rapid review procedure along with rapid publication of research papers, hence, available to everyone in web at any point of time. Now-adays, the electronic access of Journals has widely been promoted. As a consequence, many renowned publishers like ScienceDirect and Taylor & Francis are now offering Open Access facility to the authors.

Highlights

Laboratory of Aromatic Plants and Chiral Separation, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow - 226 015, India
On the onset of the release of the first issue of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Journal, I wish to point out an alarming situation of unalterable increase in the length of research articles in various Science Journals
The year 2008 was marked by an increase in average length of papers (8.0 v/s 7.0)

Summary

Introduction

Is Length of a Research Paper Mandatory for Publication in Journals? The Open Access provides rapid review procedure along with rapid publication of research papers, available to everyone in web at any point of time. On the onset of the release of the first issue of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Journal, I wish to point out an alarming situation of unalterable increase in the length of research articles in various Science Journals.

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