The times they are a-changin (original) (raw)

Acta Physiologica, 2013

Abstract

Next month, it will be 50 years since Bob Dylan released this song. Conspiracy theories have it that he died only three years later in a motorcycle accident. The times they are a-changin’ for Acta Physiologica as well. Far from dying, Acta Physiologica enhanced all its performance parameters this year, as for the previous years before (Persson 2012a,b). Submissions surge in parallel to the impact factor. Having an impact factor of 4.4 places Acta ahead of most topnotch journals in the field. Of course, this development only mirrors your publications in Acta. Thank you and congratulations! What makes Acta so special? It is a recipe with several ingredients. Today’s reader often needs a quick scan of a certain research field and wishes original articles to be put into context of state-of-the-art science. Acta takes these needs into account by publishing numerous editorials, which readers download at a remarkable rate (the top two for 2011/2012 (Park et al. 2012, Persson & Persson 2012)). More than 30 editorials appeared in 2013, some highlighting our very best work and others providing a broader picture of a field that has progressed, thanks to deeper understanding provided by the articles in Acta. When was actually the last time you held the printed copy of Acta Physiologica in your hands, physically leafing through it, article by article? Cannot remember? This monthly routine for editors is probably a very unusual event for our readers. In fact, almost all of our subscriptions are online only. The libraries simply do not have space to deposit all the hard copies, and the reader prefers to scan groups of publications and then assess them immediately online. This has led to a situation in which our printed copies are primarily being distributed to our editors and editorial board members, a thank you for their endless work they dedicate to the Journal. However, you may ask, ‘Is the effort of print setting and binding the copies together with the posting really worth the hassle?’ After all, every one of our editors and editorial board members do have free access to the Journal online. Thus, we have decided to go along with modern developments in publishing science (Anon 2007, Perham 2013) and will now make Acta Physiologica a free to publish journal, online only. Saving the printing and postage costs, we can guarantee yet another period of reviewing and publishing your best work without any cost on your side.

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