TY - JOUR
T1 - Twenty years online! A brief history of palaeontologia electronica
AU - Louys, Julien
AU - Bush, Andrew
AU - Hagadorn, James W.
AU - Macleod, Norman
AU - Timothy Patterson, R.
AU - David Polly, P.
AU - Rumford, Jennifer Pattison
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© April 2017 Coquina Press.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This issue marks the 20th anniversary of Palaeontologia Electronica (PE). From modest beginnings as a series of discussions on the PaleoNet listserver in 1996, it has become a well-recognised venue for publication and dissemination of research, techniques, and resources in palaeontology. The journal has many “firsts” to its credit, from the first species named on the internet, the first scientific journal with a plain-language abstract, and the first PDF “reprints” in palaeontology. Over 20 years PE also tried many new approaches that weren’t subsequently adopted by the broader scientific community, such as audio abstracts and animated journal covers. This anniversary issue gives us an opportunity to look back at the beginnings of the journal, its initial aims and aspirations, and to chronicle its evolution. It is as much a reflection of the changing nature of PE as it is a reminder of the larger scale changes that have taken place in the world of palaeontology, the internet, and our community over the past two decades.
AB - This issue marks the 20th anniversary of Palaeontologia Electronica (PE). From modest beginnings as a series of discussions on the PaleoNet listserver in 1996, it has become a well-recognised venue for publication and dissemination of research, techniques, and resources in palaeontology. The journal has many “firsts” to its credit, from the first species named on the internet, the first scientific journal with a plain-language abstract, and the first PDF “reprints” in palaeontology. Over 20 years PE also tried many new approaches that weren’t subsequently adopted by the broader scientific community, such as audio abstracts and animated journal covers. This anniversary issue gives us an opportunity to look back at the beginnings of the journal, its initial aims and aspirations, and to chronicle its evolution. It is as much a reflection of the changing nature of PE as it is a reminder of the larger scale changes that have taken place in the world of palaeontology, the internet, and our community over the past two decades.
KW - Electronic publishing
KW - History
KW - Journal
KW - Open access
KW - Palaeontology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85019988113&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
SN - 1935-3952
VL - 20
JO - Palaeontologia Electronica
JF - Palaeontologia Electronica
IS - 1
M1 - 1E
ER -