academic journal; open access; impact factor; scholarly publishing; peer reviewing
Abstract :
[en] After a brief historical review, this article presents the current situation of the journal BASE, its objectives, its challenges, its functioning and its limitations. BASE is a journal that publishes articles in Open Access in the field of agronomic sciences in the broad sense and offers a free service to authors. The editorial board pays particular attention to the transparency of its validation and editing processes. The figures presented allow BASE to find its place alongside all international scientific
journals. At the end of the article, after describing the difficulties encountered, several perspectives are described. These should address the possible disadvantages of the multidisciplinary nature of BASE.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy Library & information sciences
Author, co-author :
Pochet, Bernard ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Bibliothèque et Centre de Documentation (GxABT)
Berben, Gilbert; Centre wallon de Recherches agronomiques. > Département Valorisation des Productions. > Unité Authentification et Traçabilité
Vermeulen, Cédric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Ingénierie des biosystèmes (Biose) > Laboratoire de Foresterie des régions trop. et subtropicales
Language :
French
Title :
Faire évoluer une revue scientifique dans un monde changeant
Alternative titles :
[en] Developing a scientific journal in a changing world
Publication date :
2018
Journal title :
Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement
ISSN :
1370-6233
eISSN :
1780-4507
Publisher :
Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux, Gembloux, Belgium
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