Year: 2003
Type: article
Abstract: A cta has changed rapidly over the last couple of years.More sections have been added, and review articles and editorials have become regular parts of the issues.The editorial board and guest editors have also become much more involved in the editorial process, thus considerably improving the quality of the reviewing and revision processes.Literature search has become a net-based activity, and increasingly researchers access their referenced material through the Net.A full text version of Acta became available on-line at the beginning of 2000, and during the last year we have seen a steep increase in the usage of the journal over the Net.This tendency will increase even more in the future since many consortia of university libraries now subscribe to Acta.This makes Acta available to a very large percentage of ophthalmologists and particularly researchers all over the world, even those who do not have direct access to the printed journal.Now, it is time for Acta to use the Net even more than before.This will be done in several different ways:Beginning in August this year, Acta will accept on-line submission of manuscripts, and the review and editorial processes will also become net-based.During the latter part of 2003 we will still accept paper-based submissions, but from January 1, 2004, manuscripts and reviews will only be accepted on-line.This will be a significant transition, and will require all of
Author: Anders Heijl
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2030381079