Promoting the Place of E-journal in the Academic Environment.

Abstract

This paper submits that both the printed journal and the emerging e-journal enjoy the same status in scholarly publishing. This is because of the peer review concepts which remain inherent in all scholarly publishing. Majority of E-journals are published through Hypertext markup language, portable document format and word processing format. E-journals are available in all subject areas and can be accessed through websites. They are available for access in two major categories: those that attract fee through subscription to publisher and those of open access. They can be downloaded and stored in disks (CDS) which are later bound to hard copy. The paper also examined the problems associated with e-journals. From the findings, the cost of subscription and access has continued to trouble the dissemination of information. Neither the print format nor the e-journal is yet free from this issue. Recommendations were also made for enhancing the place of e-journals in the academic environment.