anzpa journal

[Adam Blatner]

Dear Peter, answering your response about my request that you publish the full citations of the articles in your journal, or at least make them available to our bibliography manager, Jim Sacks   (see www.pdbib.org  ) 
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Peter replied:  As for page number this is a good ask. I think we are, instead, at the moment preparing to have the index available online as a pdf and perhaps a sampler like the abstracts (where we have them) or one main article available as an attractive 'come on'. We are trying to get a larger market for the journal because as you know they take an enormous personal effort from many. We have also chosen for many years to produce our own so all the costs, which are substantial. These costs come from members subscriptions and we have to either reduce production costs or increase sales to do the struggle of remaining viable. The advantage we thought we had was the retention of the copyright of the journals. This has proven an illusory value until recently when we can conceive of selling the journals and/or articles at a reasonable costs though the internet.

   Your (The ASGPP)  journal is produced through Heldref - what has been the advantage or upsides from your point of view? It is a distinct possibility for us - it would simplify the job of editor(s). 
        AB: Well, Heldref is a foundation that underwrites and supports a number of small journals. It has been in operation since around 1980 if not earlier, and our journal was taken up by them around 1981-2. 
        Now the aforementioned print-on-demand technology is new and different. Essentially, once the computer format is established, they can whack out as many issues as you need and not a lot more. And then they can print extras as there is a call for them.
       Ten years ago this was still rare, and generally the publishers had to estimate the number of issues to be published, but not many more, so there wouldn't be stacks sitting around in a warehouse.
       But if some of these now become more like something that can be ordered (as a bound volume, for example---it doesn't really pay to make a book of less than about 80 two-sided pages, and really, better to aim for up to 200 pages for a worthwhile book--- that could be something.
       Here's an idea. Do you have all the digitalized formats for several issues? my publisher sells them at, like, 25 us dollars for around 300 pages!  What a savings! relatively. Plus it makes ebooks available. 
        The point, in other words, is that all publishers should now look at their expenses, costs, etc., and consider the implications of the new technology. 
         Copy-editing is one of the major costs and advantages, but if you have fairly good writers, and editing, it might be worth it, as our general field is made up with more folks who can not easily afford $50 or so for a book than folks who can afford it.

         Thoughts? 

Cheers  Peter in Brisbane
At 09:35 AM 8/28/2007 -0500, you wrote:
Hi again, Peter, now about ANZPA journal: 
    You note: that the journal is available through Amazon! Wow!  May we publicize this?
 
      Second, you note a listing. What would be a great service from someone, you or someone else, is to note not only the articles, but also the page numbers. This would be so that they can be included in the international psychodrama bibliography. I think you're familiar with it:   www.pdbib.org    is the new website for it. 
 
      I'd like someone to do this for all articles in the last several years. 
 
   Thanks, more later. Warmly, adam
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