"Most scholarly journal publishers also provide the articles for download these days; currently, the format is usually [PDF]. This reflects the history of the scholarly community: scholarly publications were traditionally linear texts, and the PDF files are meant to be a faithful reproduction of the printed formats. Indeed, the original (pre-Web) goal of putting these files online was to allow readers to print the content, instead of borrowing the printed journal and making photocopies."
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"Scholarly journal publishers also provide articles for download these days. The most popular distribution format for journal articles continues to be [PDF] as a direct reflection of the scholarly community which highly prioritizes linear text and preservation of print typography. Indeed, the original goal for scholarly publisher to make files available online was to enable readers to download and print content directly, instead of borrowing a paper copy of a journal issue. and photocopying relevant articles."
iherman
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9 years ago
"Most scholarly journal publishers also provide the articles for download these days; currently, the format is usually [PDF]. This reflects the history of the scholarly community: scholarly publications were traditionally linear texts, and the PDF files are meant to be a faithful reproduction of the printed formats. Indeed, the original (pre-Web) goal of putting these files online was to allow readers to print the content, instead of borrowing the printed journal and making photocopies."
to
"Scholarly journal publishers also provide articles for download these days. The most popular distribution format for journal articles continues to be [PDF] as a direct reflection of the scholarly community which highly prioritizes linear text and preservation of print typography. Indeed, the original goal for scholarly publisher to make files available online was to enable readers to download and print content directly, instead of borrowing a paper copy of a journal issue. and photocopying relevant articles."