Abstract
Rapidly increasing costs of print-on-paper scientific journals are largely driving the move to electronic publishing. Current electronic scientific journals range in format from non-peer reviewed, bulletin-board types that are free to users, through to expensive, user-friendly, multimedia types established by new or traditional scientific publishers. Potential advantages of electronic publishing scientific journals include faster and wider access, cost-savings (up to 75–80%), greater speed of publication, and colour and multimedia presentation of data. Problems to be faced in electronic publishing of scientific journals include limitations in monitor technology, "traffic" on the Internet, resolution of fine detail in electronic graphic images, and the method of payment. It is concluded that the advantages of electronic scientific journals will result in a near complete conversion from print-on-paper to electronic publishing in the near future. Key words: Electronic publishing, internet, multimedia, scientific journals
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