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Articles can be put on the Web as soon as they are ready, without having to wait maybe months for a space in a journal issue (Brown, 1997; Moret, 1997). The American Chemical Society put articles on their Web site "as soon as publishable" which can be up to 11 weeks before print (Wilkinson, 1998). This all means that the information is much more up-to-date than can be achieved with paper (Neal, 1997). Easily searchable Searchability is one of the core advantages of a digital format (Neal, 1997), also Hitchcock et al. (1998) argue that the easier it is to find research, the fewer duplicated experiments there will be, resulting in less wasted time. However, Missingham (1999) raises the problem of information overload, with information easier to find, there will be much more to read and keep up-to-date with. Interactive The rapid turnaround time means that articles can be read, commented on by the journal's readers, and amended much more quickly than can be done with print. The ease with which e-mail can be sent, or forms filled in means that there can be much greater feedback through the Web. Accessible Anderson (in Rowlinson) worries that with information converted to digital formats, scholars in Third World countries will be disadvantaged, however Ginsparg (1996), Brown (1997) and Neal (1997) all argue that it is far cheaper for these researchers to get one computer with Internet access than to subscribe to many journals, so electronic journals will be a tool for "further breaking down the barriers to democratic research" (Brown, 1997).
Approximate Word count = 765
Approximate Pages = 3.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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